Hail Mary (1984)
Dec 13, 2003Modern Day Immaculate Conception
A controversy-laden Jean-Luc Godard film that offers an irreverent modern-day retelling of the Immaculate Conception. An amusing idea that vanishes under Godard's pretensions
Juliette Binoche
Mauvais Sang (1986)
Feb 22, 2005Near-Future Romance
The second film from Leos Carax, a near-future set romance that bursts with freshness and originality
Chocolat (2000)
Jan 19, 2001Magical Realism
Magical Realism film where Juliette Binoche's magic chocolates serve to unleash passions in a conservative French village. An incredibly overrated film that was for some reason nominated for an Academy Award Best Picture
Cosmopolis (2012)
Jul 11, 2012Vision of Near-Future Social Collapse
David Cronenberg film that takes place in a limousine and consists of a surreal drift through a near-future world in the midst of economic collapse, observing it with darkly brilliant, razor-sharp agitprop dialogue
Godzilla (2014)
May 17, 2014Giant Monster Bash
A slightly different beast to its Japanese counterparts and an impressive revival of the series. Gareth Edwards, who made the excellent Monsters, delivers mass destruction on a mind-bogglingly vast scale in ways that approach painterly beauty
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
May 13, 2017Live-Action Anime Adaptation/Cyberpunk Future
This US-made live-action adaptation of the cult anime is a disaster on every level. The original's haunting meditation on the dividing line between machine and human is diluted to being no more than a Cyberpunk action film
High Life (2018)
Apr 27, 2019Space Mission
The title suggests a film about stoners more than about a space mission. From acclaimed director Claire Denis, this is less the space realism of Gravity and more akin to Solaris and its mission crew falling apart