Arguably Coppola’s most important and still relevant film to date.
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They Live by Night (1948)
Nicholas Ray’s debut feature is a straightforward lovers-on-the-run ‘romance-noir’ with strong chemistry between the two leads.
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Missing (1982)
Superb political mystery-thriller that is stimulating, and featuring magnetic performances from Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek.
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Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, A (2019)
An affirmation of values of love and compassion, this sentimental film banks on Tom Hanks’ genial performance as the famous Fred Rogers.
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
One of the most visually-stunning biopics ever made, this complexly-layered work about art, politics, memory and imagination is arguably Paul Schrader’s finest moment as a filmmaker.
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Hail Satan? (2019)
Provocative in an important way, this cautionary if hilariously satirical documentary emphasises the need to be open to understanding minority groups in pluralistic, secular countries.
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Elizabeth Olsen delivers a first-rate performance in this restrained tale about trauma and paranoia.
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Monsters University (2013)
Not a Mike & Sulley star vehicle, but it comes close to capturing the magic of Pixar’s most fun-ness of endeavours.
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Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015)
Inventive and almost whimsical look at love and sex in this explicit if heartwarming coming-of-age tale.
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Uncut Gems (2019)
Breathless filmmaking by the Safdies that also sees Adam Sandler producing his best performance yet.
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