By J. Simpson
25 years later, Hideo Nakata's timeless J-horror still shocks – partly owing to its prescience.
In praise of French actor Adèle Exarchopoulos who brings her sultry sensibility to a range of roles, most recently Léa Mysius’ The Five Devils.
By Sam Moore
A decade since its release, Harmony Korine's hedonistic vision of a fraught Floridian vacation feels like it foreshadowed plenty about contemporary pop culture.
As Jun Fukuda's kid-friendly entry into the Godzilla pantheon turns 50, it's time to revisit its message of peace and unity.
By Mark Hanson
George Barry's 1977 independent horror, about a homicidal piece of furniture with a voracious appetite, is a delightfully imaginative and wholly original relic worth seeking out.
By Simon Bland
Oliver Benjamin, the founder of the world’s “slowest growing” religion, reflects on how The Coen Brothers' classic crime caper inspired him to start a global movement.
By Rory Doherty
In Bong Joon-ho's thrilling monster movie, the South Korean actor is tremendous as a hapless father attempting to save his young daughter.
Franklin's 1992 thriller about a small-town cop facing off against a murderous trio cuts to the heart of police corruption and racial otherness.
By Kevin Bui
This dark coming-of-age thriller is Park's own scintillating twist on The Master of Suspense's Shadow of a Doubt.
By Sarah Cleary
Her performance as the mute garment worker Thama who takes on the scumbags of New York City is the heart of Abel Ferrara's rape-revenge thriller.
The man who is Magic Mike possesses one of the most brilliant acting power moves on the block.
Gregory Jacobs' second instalment in the Magic Mike franchise is a lesson in self-acceptance and following your dreams.
By Cici Peng
Sarah Polley's innovative, heartfelt documentary about her mother is a thoughtful exercise in the mechanics of storytelling.
By Marcus Iwama
The filmmaker behind Blood Is Dry and Bitter End of a Sweet Night, who passed away at the end of 2022, was a founding member of the Japanese New Wave.
Starring as a concentration camp survivor attempting to rebuild her life in spite of considerable challenges, Hoss delivers a captivating and entirely convincing performance.
By Jonah Jeng
As Copenhagen Cowboy hits Netflix, it's a good time to revisit NWR's underrated sophomore feature.
By Yasmin Omar
As James Cameron’s generation-defining blockbuster turns 25, it’s high time to reconsider the narrative value of the film’s often-maligned framing device.