I Am Love
Melodramatic and exaggerated, I Am Love will be too much for some, but if you want to be indulged, then this is it. It’s not perfect, but its visuals make up for it.
Read Or Die
Follow the story of Yomiko Readman and the Paper Sisters battling supernatural forces, cloned historical figures, powerful governments and secret societies in Read or Die.
13 Assassins
Takeshi Miike restrains himself in this remake of the 1963 film of the same name, producing an epic story of justice, nobility, honour, and a very high body count.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Niels Arden Oplev’s made-for-TV take on Lisbeth Salander and the mysterious Vanger family in the first adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
The Theo Angelopoulos Collection: Days Of 36
A very early piece from legendary Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos looking at a hostage situation in a prison and the bumbling way the government deals with it.
A Neighbourhood Watch Nightmare: Snowtown
A self-appointed neighbourhood watch decays into gruesome vigilantism, torture and murder, drawing in a teenage boy who’s being groomed for a new way of life.
Melodramatic Perfection: In The Mood For Love
Wong Kar Wai’s simply sublime melodrama tells the story of a man and woman coming to terms with their philandering spouses in 1960′s Hong Kong and is a true masterpiece.
Gallic Charm And Belleville Rendezvous
Sylvain Chomet’s debut is a wonderful animated Gallic cocktail of cycling, the mafia, retired music hall stars and one devoted grandmother with corrective footwear.
Are We Awake Or Is This Still The Dream?
In the futuristic anime Paprika, the DC-Mini allows therapists to enter the dreams of patients, but when it’s stolen, reality and dreams begin to merge as one.
1960′s Hong Kong In Echoes Of The Rainbow
A look back at 1960s Hong Kong with a deeply personal picture of a Chinese family and their ambitions, as well as the politics and sociology of the city at the time.
Friendship & Self Discovery: Whisper Of The Heart
Written by Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Yoshifumi Kondo, Whsiper of the Heart is a beautiful and thoughtful tale about growing up and learning to follow your heart.
Medical Ethics & Sexual Identity: The Skin I Live In
Based on the novel Mygale by Thierry Jonquet, Pedro Almodóvar’s La Piel que Habito explores gender, medical ethics and the question if we can change who we are.
The Road To Nationalism In The White Ribbon
Michael Haneke’s Das weiße Band is a compelling study of the origins of the fascism that would grow to sweep over Germany in the years after the Great War.
The Wordless World Of Ron Fricke’s Baraka
Ron Fricke’s Baraka captures startling and profound contrasts with the ancient and modern world highlighting both beauty and crises in nature and culture.
Koyaanisqatsi – Life Out Of Balance
Directed by Godfrey Reggio with music by Philip Glass and cinematography by Ron Fricke, Koyaanisqatsi is a tone poem depicting Earth’s delicate balance.
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