The US version features clunky news segments that spell out the spectacle, but when the two kaijus are pitted like pro-wrestlers with comical moves, the movie somewhat works on a childlike level with its reliance on rear projection and miniature toys.
Arguably the artistic pinnacle of Zeman’s career, this endlessly creative work featuring an eclectic range of visual effect techniques sees the titular hero serenade us with his grand, incredulous adventures.
Risi elevates the Italian comedy to stratospheric heights in this absolute classic of a buddy road movie with two exceptional performances from Vittorio Gassman and Jean-Louis Trintignant, as it deals with themes of freedom, hedonism and consequences.
A popular singer anxiously waits for her medical test results in this charming yet reflective drama that remains one of Varda’s best-known works from the French New Wave era.
Marker’s legendary work, comprised of a montage of still photographs with narration, is not just one of cinema’s most famous shorts, but a thought-provoking look at the impossibility of escaping the claws of time.
Twists and revelations are aplenty in this intricately-plotted, suspense-driven crime noir that sees Melville and Belmondo collaborate for the second time.
Bresson’s ‘Joan of Arc’ film is as spare and minimalist as you can imagine, distilling with startling clarity the moral essence of one of history’s most infamous trials.
A terrific low-budget atmospheric horror film from the ‘60s that is genuinely frightening, backed by a disquieting organ score.
May be at times challenging to watch but Bunuel took down the upper-classes in the kind of sharp comic absurdity that he was known for.
A lighter if lesser effort by Kurosawa, but it is no less entertaining and darkly comic than its companion piece ‘Yojimbo’ (1961).
Eternality Tan 