A brave broadcast journalist warns of widespread nationalistic propaganda on television news in this powerful indictment of the sorry state of media and hate politics in India.
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While We Watched (2022)
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Time to Love (1965)
A man falls in love with the portrait of a lady but refuses to be romantically involved with the real person in this incredibly gorgeous Turkish film, though it does rely too much on repetition and fatalism to work.
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Ajoomma (2022)
A promising and polished debut feature, this Singapore-Korean co-production has earnestness in abundance even if the storytelling doesn’t quite offer anything markedly revelatory.
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Akira (1988)
One of the most iconic anime ever produced, Otomo’s landmark work of dystopia and politics remains mind-blowing in its execution and acts as a stern warning to humanity not to destroy ourselves.
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Boyz n the Hood (1991)
One of the key works of American Black cinema of the ‘90s, this debut feature packs a punch in its depiction of race and violence despite occasionally wallowing in sentimentalism.
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Page of Madness, A (1926)
Dark, disturbing and with little to rein in its creative and freewheeling spirit, this experimental piece continues to shock and impress as one of the key works of Japanese silent cinema.
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Ikarie XB-1 (1963)
The Czech New Wave makes a rare foray into sci-fi in this well-made work from the ’60s dealing with the existential perils of space exploration and the unknown.
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Buco, Il (2021)
Frammartino’s first feature in more than a decade, this dialogue-less wonder of a film is an immersive journey into one of the world’s deepest caves where Man must treat scientific discovery and human mortality with the same curious brushstroke.
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Sexy Beast (2000)
Glazer’s stylish feature debut is quite sensational—a hilariously tense showdown between a laidback Ray Winstone and a foul-mouthed Ben Kingsley, the latter hoping to recruit the former, a ‘retired’ safecracker, for a final heist.
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Black Cat, White Cat (1998)
Kusturica’s Venice Silver Lion winner is as raucous a cinematic affair as any—its infectious energy doesn’t drop one bit as a bizarre story of small-time gangsters, poor gypsies and arranged marriages play out in a Serbian village along the Danube River.
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Eternality Tan 