De Palmaโs command of the erotic thriller is indisputable in this suspenseful murder mystery that pays full homage to Hitchcock.
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De Palmaโs command of the erotic thriller is indisputable in this suspenseful murder mystery that pays full homage to Hitchcock.
The constant intercutting between two related storylinesโthat of a White and Black family living in Mississippi in the 1940sโseems to have spread its narrative more thinly than intended, but this is still a crucial look at the ills of racism.
Arguably David Lynch’s magnum opus, this is the cinematic equivalent of the ultimate Rubikโs cube – mysterious, unsolvable, haunting and a psycho-emotionally shattering experience.
Lynch’s masterpiece is a surreal experience complete with sensational performances, a disturbing film that portrays the moral rot that comes with the American Dream.
As an action film, John Wooโs first foray into Hollywood filmmaking ticks the right boxes, plus itโs also one of my favourite Van Damme outings.
This could be Lynch’s most enduring film – an emotionally-resonating and psychologically-rich work about discrimination and compassion based on the true story of a horribly disfigured man.
Lynchโs delirious Palme dโOr-winning film starts very strongly but peters out as an incoherent if still fun, violent and erotic lovers-on-the-road movie.
Bunuelโs first film in colour was his closest flirtation with a Hollywood style of filmmaking, effortlessly adapting the famous story of a shipwrecked man who must live solitarily on an unknown island for an unknown number of years.
The Korean immigrant experience in America, portrayed with intimacy and tenderness, and featuring two discoveries of the yearโ the promising child actor Alan Kim and Emile Mosseriโs ethereal score.
Outstanding feature debut by David Lynch, this is as nightmarish and surreal as they come.