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Is True Romance the ultimate male movie fantasy?

by Anton Bitel

With its movie nerd hero, doting blonde heroine and shocking violence, this early ​’90s cult classic is peak Tarantino.
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Discover this postmodern, manga-inspired meditation on authorship

by Anton Bitel

Tezuka’s Barbara is a meta ode to the director’s late father, the ​‘godfather’ of the Japanese graphic novel.
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The Filmmaker’s House

by Anton Bitel

Marc Isaacs’ docu-fiction hybrid has fun subverting the sit-com format, but feels glib and exploitative.

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How Basic Instinct turned the erotic thriller on its head

by Anton Bitel

Paul Verhoeven’s subversive 1992 film is a Hitchcockian thriller with the kink brought to the surface.
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The Amusement Park

by Anton Bitel

George A Romero’s long-lost public service announcement captures the inherent horrors of old age.

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4
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The cult teen crime-drama that became a Gen X touchstone

by Anton Bitel

The angst-ridden Over the Edge from 1979 was a major influence on Richard Linklater and Kurt Cobain.
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Discover this sweet-toothed Japanese corporate satire

by Anton Bitel

Yasuzô Masumura’s Giants and Toys from 1958, about rival confectionary companies, shows a nation in flux.
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Discover this medieval monster movie inspired by Army of Darkness

by Anton Bitel

Jordan Downey’s fantasy revenge horror The Head Hunter pays homage to Sami Raimi’s Evil Dead series.
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Discover the fast-paced thrills of this hard-boiled Euro crime drama

by Anton Bitel

Based on real events, Sergio Martino’s Silent Action from 1975 is as cynical as it is uncompromising.
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Discover the film that brought together two of horror’s greatest stars

by Anton Bitel

The Black Cat was the first of six Universal pictures to star Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi.

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