The superimposition of the Sator narrative atop material Graham had already filmed with a different story in mind gives it the depth of folklore and a disjointed aspect which contributes to its disturbing effect.
If you're not already invested it's unlikely you'll care.
At 11:30pm on October 11th, 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television forever. This is the story of the 90 minutes leading up to the first ever broadcast of Saturday Night Live.
Keys in to the ordinariness of certain kinds of horror and the ease with which they can take root in a society in which many men teeter on the edge of a moral abyss.
Police detective Guillaume decides to gift the family bowling alley to his estranged half-brother following the death of their father only for their elationship to become further strained by a series of murders.
Takuro Takeuchi’s cinematography, with its frequent close-ups, use of blurring, beguiling shadows and blow-out blasts of light, plunges us into the heart of the action.
Late 1990s. Art and culture are in full swing in Granada. Against that background, an indie band is about to change the music scene in Spain. Just before creating their new album, the band is going through its worst possible moment.
Such is the joy among the women embracing their new freedom that one cannot help but share in it.
Saudi women embrace a new way of life and the freedom that comes from being behind the wheel when they are allowed to drive legally for the first time.
In an effort to create a safer, healthier, and more productive society, a legally imposed curfew and mandated sleeping schedule forces all citizens to keep the same hours. Except Saul Capgras...
If you’ve ever wanted to see a bagel and a lavash engaging in homosexual activity used as an argument for why Israel and Palestine should just y’know, smoke some weed and get on with each other, here’s your chance!
A sausage tries to find meaning in the world as well as carnal knowledge.
Showing a keen understanding of the nature of sex work and of life on the streets, Vidal-Naquet carries us through several days in Léo's life in a observational, non-judgemental way.
A young male sex worker searches for love and companionship.
The unrelenting poverty trap of the underclasses that is exposed is no barrel of laughs, but this low-budget indie provides some compelling performances and insights.
Kim grew up in a criminal family in the Swedish countryside. He now wants to make up for his crimes but can he escape his past?
Although as a genre cinema, Kelly's film fits into the current wave of new gangster cinema, one cannot help but feel that the creator wanted to put a little too much into his work.
Hard-hitting drama tracks the three decades that shaped the feared leader of a biker gang.
Time has not helped it, but I'm not sure what would.
Set in 18th Century England during a pox outbreak and Jacobite uprising, this is the story of Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage blindly pursuing a better life. Their pursuit is filled with ironic decadence and bloodshed.
Danny Steinmann throws enough subversive wit and exploitation action into the plot to keep you reasonably engaged even when he's putting you on edge with despicable misogyny.
A teenager seeks revenge on thugs who raped her sister.
When an eccentric collector discovers the showreels of the man who brought moving pictures to the Heartland, he begins a journey to restore the legacy of America’s greatest barnstorming movieman.
Spielberg is a consummate filmmaker, consistently surpassing himself, stretching his imaginative and technical abilities beyond what he knows, or has done before.
From Omaha Beach on D-Day, they search for a lost soldier in the fields of France.
So utterly repugnant, so self-absorbed and without entertainment value that it is akin to putting your face into a pail of four-day-old warmed-over innards and being forced to take deep breaths.
The narrative failures of the second half are mitigated by the handsome styling and the sea maidens themselves, which retain a mysterious melancholy even after we've seen one up close.
A young girl who was supposed to be sacrificed to the sea refuses to surrender to her fate.
Much of what it has to say is obvious enough once the facts are in order but it still serves as an important contributor to broader conversations about the cultural shift we have witnessed in recent decades.
The concept, narrative, dialogue, cinematography and action sequences are elements of Scanners that can't be faulted.
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-scanners.
It's difficult to imagine any fan of Dick's failing to adore this film; but as it retains the genius of his work, so it retains the flaws, and this could be a big problem for some other viewers.
An undercover agent with a drug habit watches his other self through a scanner.
By withholding detail and encouraging the viewer to fill in the gaps from the start, Davydov not only avoids the need for any costly special effects but also ensures we commit fully to what is happening.
A healer helps the community that treats her as a pariah, at great personal cost.
This may present itself as a B-movie but it’s very well crafted, at every level from the dramatic to the cinematographic.
A father and son plumbing duo face a gruesome challenge: rid a building of a toilet-dwelling creature before it unleashes itself to the rest of the world.
There are astounding moments of audio visual density that make Scarlet so wonderful a film - especially because we are bestowed with a generosity in spirit and utter lack of prejudice.
A wood craftsman returns from the First World War and unites with his infant daughter, who one day will receive a premonition from the local sorceress saying that scarlet sails shall take her away.
In order to explore the mystery, viewers need to courage to engage with Alter’s visions and the maze they lead into, with Mengin using surrealist techniques and colour coding to map out this journey.
A woman who struggles with depression, schizophrenia and a schism of communication with her mother endeavours to recover from a suicide attempt by consulting a healer who practices mystical hypnosis and lives an isolated existence in a cave.
Drifting through the angst-ridden conversations of a classic New York drama before morphing into something more like giallo, the film makes a positive asset of its low production values, which give it a sense of freshness and urgency.
Two mismatched roommates discover and relive the murky secrets of their new Upper East Side apartment.
Connoisseurs of grindhouse will appreciate it for what it is.
In a post-apocalyptic future, a woman murders others for their organs so she can afford to find the brutal cartel that murdered her family and wreak an explosive revenge.
It is not a happy ending, but an affirming one, in that it shows that it is possible to reject mass genocide and that good men can save the world entire.
A lone man determines to use his factory as a means of rescuing Jews from Nazi concentration camps, risking his life in the process.
A beautifully made but otherwise problematic film.
Lucas returns to his native village lost in the mountains to bury his parents who have tragically died in a mysterious fire. Traumatised by his abusive father as a child, he also witnessed the death of his best friend when he was eight-years-old. But he has never told anyone the truth about what really happened.
Cristina Constantini and Darren Foster have produced a film that charms, compels, shines a light on a field of competition that will be unfamiliar to audiences outwith the US.
Nine high school students from around the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at the international science fair.
The film seems to be building to a confrontation between the actors but instead you get the credits. And given the fine cast, this lack of a Third Act is a major mistake.
We've seen it all before, but the remarkable thing is that The Scorpion King does it well, and does it with such good humour that it is almost impossible to dislike.
Sword and sand epic, with wrestler The Rock resurrecting his role from The Mummy Returns.
Scotch may be a talking heads production but it is made with a genuine feeling for the subject and a sense of responsibility that never settles comfortably into the safely of cliche.
The story of the whisky industry told through its most famous distillers and most ardent enthusiasts.
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