Stunning contributions by cinematographer Roger Deakins and composer Philip Glass aside, Scorsese’s religious biopic about the 14th Dalai Lama sometimes feels inert and uninspired from a narrative point-of-view.
Some pacing issues aside, Tarantino’s only screen adaptation mostly works because of our faith in his characters and where he takes them to.
China’s turbulent 20th century history is captured sweepingly in Mabel Cheung’s effective if straightforward film about the contributions and exploits of three pivotal sisters.
Plainfully simple yet thematically complex, this slow and bleak feature remains to be one of Kiarostami’s most profoundly engaging works.
P.T. Anderson oozes incredible confidence and panache as a master filmmaker in-the-making in this sophomore period film about the exploits of a ragtag group of cast and crew working in the American porn industry.
Tsai solidifies his oblique, slow-paced style with this odd, and at times, shocking meditation on the incommunicability of humans through a family of loners.
Satoshi Kon’s first feature is a chilling psychological character study in adult anime form.
Possibly the quintessential ‘90s movie from Singapore that balances its arthouse preoccupations with strategic mainstream appeal in what remains to be Eric Khoo’s defining work.
Continue reading →Clinically precise in its execution, this mystery-thriller grips you and plays you like a game.
