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What to watch at home in June

by Anton Bitel

From Robert Eggers’ war­ring wick­ies to a duel in Edo era Japan, we bring you six unmiss­able treats from the world of phys­i­cal media and streaming.
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High school is hell in Isao Yukisada’s Go

by Anton Bitel

A teenage mis­fit is chal­lenged by a new school and local bul­lies in this cult clas­sic Japan­ese com­ing-of-age film.
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The swashbuckling thrills of Brotherhood of the Wolf

by Anton Bitel

Christophe Gans’ fan­ta­sy-action-hor­ror – loose­ly based on a true sto­ry – boasts a star­ry cast and some high­ly mem­o­rable set pieces.
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Discover the Japanese locomotive thriller that inspired Speed

by Anton Bitel

Jun­ya Sato’s clas­sic action-crime film depicts a group of dis­en­fran­chised men who attempt to pull of an auda­cious crime involv­ing a speed­ing train.
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A troubled filmmaker goes through hell in Iván Zulueta’s Arrebato

by Anton Bitel

This 1979 Span­ish art­house film, being rere­leased by Radi­ance, is a fas­ci­nat­ing, tricky cult horror.
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Gakuryu Ishii’s Punk Samurai is an anarchic take on an ‘unfilmable’ manga

by Anton Bitel

A ronin with lofty ambi­tions tells a white lie that quick­ly spi­rals out of con­trol in this riotous samu­rai flick.
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The perverse suburban joys of Welcome to the Dollhouse

by Anton Bitel

Todd Solondz’s dark com­ing-of-ager sees an mag­nif­i­cent Heather Mataraz­zo play the ulti­mate awk­ward pre­teen in Dawn Wiener.
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The frenetic charm of Miami Blues

by Anton Bitel

George Armitage’s 1990 neo-noir star­ring Alec Bald­win and Jen­nifer Jason Leigh is a chaot­ic game of cat and mouse.
Two costumed characters, a green monster and a vampire, engaged in a confrontational conversation in a dimly lit room.
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How Rob Zombie put his own spin on a television classic

by Anton Bitel

The hor­ror direc­tor turns his atten­tion to com­e­dy and romance with his pre­quel ver­sion of The Munsters.
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The classic Italian political drama about the tyranny of industrial capitalism

by Anton Bitel

Elio Petri’s The Work­ing Class Goes to Heav­en remains a sober­ing por­trait of life as a cog in the oppres­sive machine.