A meta-horror film that sees the spectator as victim, constructed as a part-experimental, part visceral experience.
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Anguish (1987)
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Tag / Spain
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Chimes at Midnight (1966)
Arguably Orson Welles’ finest hour as a director and actor, this resurrected masterpiece remains to be one of cinema’s most extraordinary adaptations of Shakespeare.
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Land and Freedom (1995)
Loach tackles the Spanish Civil War with aplomb in this unique war film that is not about war itself but the battle of ideals and minds.
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Pain & Glory (2019)
Continue reading →Possibly Almodovar’s most personal film to date, this is a bittersweet ode to how cinema has changed his life and the burdens and regrets he still carries—through an alter ego as played by a sublime Antonio Banderas.
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Continue reading →The film that launched Almodovar internationally as an auteur is a tragicomic screwball farce whose effortless execution is as impressive as it is sublime.
All About My Mother (1999)
Continue reading →This is one of the highest peaks of Almodovar’s career, an exquisite work about women and grief, yet with his assured touch, it all seems so life-affirming and universal.
Julieta (2016)
Continue reading →A minor mystery-esque work by Almodovar, spellbinding and sensually-crafted at times, but marred by a weak denouement.
Broken Embraces (2009)
Continue reading →A respectable effort by Almodovar that balances melodrama with the mystery-thriller.
Volver (2006)
Continue reading →Almodovar handles with dexterity a range of emotions in this intriguingly-structured drama.
Everybody Knows (2018)
Continue reading →Good but not great, Farhadi’s Spanish-language effort is rather too elaborate in plotting, but still serves up a largely engaging mystery with delectable performances.
Eternality Tan 