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Cartoon image of a large, red-coloured alien-like creature holding a guitar and overlooking a crowd of smaller, darker creatures in the distance.
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What can we learn today from Ralph Bakshi’s Wizards?

by Taryn McCabe

The technophobic message at the heart of this cult ​’70s animation rings especially true today.
A person with blue-dyed hair sits in a dimly lit room, eyes closed, face lit from below by warm, orange light.
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How Millennium Mambo set the blueprint for Moonlight

by Ross McDonnell

Barry Jenkins’ Miami-set coming-of-ager echoes the visual language of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 2001 film.
A person wearing a burgundy and white patterned shirt, standing on a sandy beach by the ocean.
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In praise of Annette Bening’s difficult women

by Matthew Eng

From Bugsy to American Beauty and now 20th Century Women, the actor has always relished playing characters that ask us to look deeper.
Two masked superheroes in colourful costumes stand together against a tree-filled background.
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The camp comic genius of Batman: The Movie

by Greg Evans

Way before the Dark Knight got serious, he was thwacking bad guys and dismantling bombs in a slapstick ​’60s family film.
A man in a light-coloured jacket embracing a woman in a floral dress.
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Why Solaris is the greatest science fiction film ever made

by William Carroll

Andrei Tarkovsky’s magnum opus offers a stark, spectacular reminder of what it means to be human.
Monochrome portrait of a man with curly hair and a serious expression, set against a blurred background.
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How Eraserhead exposed the nightmarish heart of Middle America

by Joel Blackledge

Released 40 years ago, David Lynch’s lo-fi masterpiece is as weird and unsettling as ever.
Two individuals, a man and a woman, seated in a natural outdoor setting with mountains and foliage in the background. The individuals appear to be in conversation or interaction with one another.
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The emotional, intimate realism of Maren Ade’s Everyone Else

by Ross McDonnell

Before you see Toni Erdmann, seek out the director’s brilliantly observed second feature from 2009.
Two people embracing in an intimate moment, dressed in period costume - a woman with curly hair wearing a lace-trimmed dress and a man in a tuxedo.
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Is The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese’s most violent film?

by Dan Einav

The director’s 1993 period drama is just as devastating as the likes of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas.
A man with a beard and rugged appearance, wearing a beige jacket, appears to be struggling or fighting in a dark, moody setting.
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Why There Will Be Blood feels more relevant than ever

by Colin Biggs

Released 10 years ago, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2007 masterpiece contains an anti-capitalist message that rings especially true today.
Two people sitting on a sofa, a man in a blue jacket and a woman in a black outfit.
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Lost Highway at 20 – In praise of David Lynch’s eerie LA neo-noir

by William Carroll

The cult director’s peek behind the curtain of this iconic American city reveals the horrors within.