Guillermo del Toro’s epic homage to classic-era monster movies is a triumph of consummate design and old school romanticism.
Heists and high-fashion coalesce in Sofia Coppola's subtle and intricate take on teen boredom and victimless crime.
Joshua Oppenheimer mixes the romance of the movies with the horror of genocide in this incredible one-off.
Director Sarah Polley delivers a bittersweet and compelling autobiographical family portrait.
Richard Linklater makes it a trilogy for his beloved walkie-talkie love saga. And this one’s possibly the best of the lot.
Werner Herzog’s 1972 masterpiece returns to the big screen, which is a cause for major celebration.
Shane Meadows delivers a roistering film about extreme fandom under the subtle guise of a Stone Roses biography.
A teen rite of passage drama with a political twist from French maestro Olivier Assayas.
Matthew McConaughey’s sublime transformation into A Serious Actor continues apace with this ripping Souther thriller.
The first feature film from Austin-based animation powerhouse, Don Hertzfeldt, is a rapturous joy to behold.
Is this neon-hued apocalyptic party movie Harmony Korine’s masterpiece? We think it might be...
There’s distinctive new voice booming from Brazil (and it sounds a lot like John Carpenter).
By Anton Bitel
Palme d’Or winner Cristian Mungiu returns with a searing love story that riffs on both The Exorcist and Black Narcissus.
Lars von Trier’s two-part psychosexual epic makes for invigorating, profound and occasionally baffling viewing.
Don’t believe the anti-hype: Terrence Malick’s fractured modern love poem is a sensual marvel.
By Ashley Clark
Gael García Bernal takes down a dictator with glossy TV advertising in this brilliant Chilean satire.
By Simon Crook
Kathryn Bigelow’s rapid response to the death of Osama Bin Laden is a taut and morally ambiguous procedural for the ages.
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