By turns visually ravishing and psychologically perverse, this salacious and morbidly hilarious period drama strangely doesn’t quite amount to anything significant.
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Killing of a Sacred Deer, The (2017)
Absurdist cinema taken to the extreme, Greek provocateur Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a harrowing work that is clinical in execution in more ways than one.
Lobster, The (2015)
Bizarre is the word from the latest by Lanthimos, whose uneven English-language debut intrigues and wanes in what is a morbid if deadpan comedy about loneliness and companionship.
Annihilation (2018)
A different kind of measured, mainstream sci-fi that is almost like its thematic preoccupation—that of mutability where there is just enough change to enthrall and thrills to excite.
Ex Machina (2015)
Alex Garland’s directorial debut is arguably the year’s most thought-provoking science-fiction film – polished, compelling and intelligent.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)
An incisive and intimate look at international Sri Lankan star M.I.A., whose political activism and music-making have impacted popular culture.
Gravity (2013)
The vision and genius that director Cuarón and cinematographer Lubezki bring to the table is sensational, creating one of the best space movies ever.
