Continue reading →Blessed with an exceptional performance by Emily Watson, von Trier’s complex if disturbing take on religion and sex asks of us to have faith in his vision.
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United 93 (2006)
Arguably the most riveting, suspenseful and emotional thriller of the 2000s decade, one that you already know the ending to.
Favourite, The (2018)
Continue reading →By turns visually ravishing and psychologically perverse, this salacious and morbidly hilarious period drama strangely doesn’t quite amount to anything significant.
Killing of a Sacred Deer, The (2017)
Continue reading →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)
Continue reading →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)
Continue reading →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)
Continue reading →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)
Continue reading →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)
Continue reading →The vision and genius that director Cuaron and cinematographer Lubezki bring to the table is sensational, creating one of the best space movies ever, even if it is light on narrative.
Children of Men (2006)
Continue reading →Alfonso Cuaron’s masterwork is one of the great dystopian movies of our time, unfortunately underseen and underappreciated by many.
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