A contemplative exploration of neediness and the transient nature of human connection, Hong’s drama about creative paralysis sees a film director having a fling with his friend’s girlfriend, sparking psychological clarity.
An atypical Hollywood bank robbery thriller by Spike Lee, as a criminal group executes a perfect heist in the watchful eyes of the police in this compelling piece headlined by Denzel Washington and Clive Owen.
One of the most beautifully shot movies ever made, Tarsem Singh’s modern cult classic is an ‘elegiac epic’, an intertwining of two sets of narratives about the endless imagination and despair that the human mind can experience.
Arnold’s first feature is post-9/11 cinema that teeters on the edge of the precipice, a brilliant mystery-thriller with dark shades of early Haneke as a CCTV operator chances upon a face that she least expects to see.
Lou Ye’s compelling if controversial tale of politics and sex is built upon the exceptional performance by Hao Lei, who plays a disoriented university student torn between lust and love as the political consciousness of Chinese youths takes root.
Four narrative threads combine, however intricately or tenuously, to create a tapestry of natural and human geography, as Inarritu explores the theme of incommunicability and personal responsibility with the kind of storytelling bravura he has been known for.
Generally entertaining political actioner about diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone, though it rarely escapes Hollywood’s fetishised view of a bloodshed-laden Africa.
Joachim Trier’s debut feature is still his most striking work—a youthful, frenetic immersion into the intellectual and emotional psyches of two best friends who hope for a big break as authors.
Despite the lack of narration to contextualise the historical footage, Loznitsa’s approach of letting the picture paint a thousand words convincingly shows us the abject reality of millions of Russians who suffered greatly during the devastating Leningrad blockade of WWII.
Women seem to know the answer to men’s problems in this superlative suspenseful drama from Farhadi, as suspected infidelity threatens to ruin the lives of a married couple.
Eternality Tan 