Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Sep 16, 2005Absurdist Parody of the Arthurian Legends
The first of the Monty Python films, a wickedly funny, willfully nonsensical take on King Arthur and the knightly quest. Contains many classic Python gags
Terry Gilliam
Monty Python’s The Life of Brian (1979)
Jul 15, 2002Accidental Messiah Absurdist Comedy
The Monty Python team's finest hour, a wickedly irreverent spoof on Christianity that contains some of their most side-splitting gags
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
Jun 1, 2001Absurdist Comedy Skits
The third and last of the Monty Python films, a variety of skits that are variously outrageous and frequently leave behind all good taste
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
Aug 20, 2024Ray Harryhausen Documentary
A documentary devoted to the life and films of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen whose films, which include the Sinbad films and Jason and the Argonauts, have gained a cult following
A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman (2012)
Oct 26, 2012Absurdist Animated Biopic
The death of Graham Chapman put paid to a Monty Python reunion. Undeterred, Chapman's autobiography is bought to life as an animated film in the gonzo Python style with the remaining Pythons providing voice work
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Feb 7, 2015Space Opera
The Wachowskis set out to make a space opera adventure in the Star Wars vein. As always, the elevate every genre they take on and the film is packed with astonishing action sequences and wild, mind-expanding ideas
He Dreams of Giants (2019)
May 22, 2023Lost in La Mancha Sequel
Lost in La Mancha was a documentary charting the collapse Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Gilliam later finished the film and brought the same documentary-makers back to chart the process here