Herzog brilliantly transports us to a bygone world and to the edge of madness as power and greed clash furiously with nature and survival in this great masterwork of 1970s German cinema.
Costa-Gavras sets his sights on Latin America in this superbly-constructed political-thriller that raises questions about the United States’ complicit involvement in counterinsurgency, torture and violence.
An unusual and at times powerful Soviet WWII movie about a male sergeant leading a group of inexperienced women soldiers into a skirmish with marauding Nazis.
Another worthy entry into the series with requisite gory fight scenes and heightened sensuality, this time shot by the legendary Kazuo Miyagawa.
Despite being more talky than usual, this satisfying entry features a terrific climactic action set-piece.
Tarkovsky’s sci-fi mystery is indescribably profound and no doubt one of his very, very best.
The second movie brings the series down to a disappointing notch with a thinner storyline, and some questionable decisions in plotting.
The first of the popular if bloody Japanese chanbara series is sharp and swift like its titular assassin.
The second part to “The Emigrants” may not be as exciting or perilous for its lead characters, but its chronicle of 19th century America as an unforgiving world is difficult to surpass.
