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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The great 17th-century Italian painter is given the screen treatment in Jarman’s idiosyncratic, if at times anachronistic, deconstruction of a brilliant but tormented figure, featuring an indelible supporting performance by Tilda Swinton in her acting debut.
An animated shamisen rock ballad if there ever was one that features stunning visuals but a rather excessive and overlong midsection of performative songs that aren’t exactly musically memorable.
An endlessly quotable love triangle drama set in the context of WWII politics, this is truly one of the greatest films of the Classical Hollywood era with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in their most iconic roles.
A ragtag group of Icelandic youths drink, smoke, experiment with drugs and beat people up in this hard-hitting yet poignant tale about the joys and limits of male friendships.
Eternality Tan 