The Shout (1978)
Apr 6, 2010Enigmatic Stranger With Supernatural Powers
A film of fascinating ambiguities that stars Alan Bates as a mystery man who appears to John Hurt and demonstrates a killing shout he learned among the Aborigines
Jeremy Thomas
Little Buddha (1993)
Mar 8, 2000The Story of Buddha
Bernardo Bertolucci directs a biopic of the Buddha, which is interspersed with a modern story where a Western boy learns that he is the reincarnation of a revered abbot
Tideland (2005)
Feb 23, 2008Surreal World of Childhood Imagination
Bizarre but undeniably brilliant Terry Gilliam film about a young girl in the cornfields of the Midwest who builds a fantasy out of the sometimes disturbing things around her
Franklyn (2008)
Apr 27, 2010Interwoven Stories/Religious Dystopia
A fascinating series of interwoven stories, one of which is set in a religion-dominated dystopian future. An intriguing puzzle that arrives at a surprise left field ending
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Apr 26, 2014Vampire Film
Individualistic indie director Jim Jarmusch tackles the vampire film. Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston are fantastically well paired as the two bored title lovers. Beautifully filmed but, typical of Jarmusch, one where not a lot happens
High-Rise (2015)
Oct 17, 2015Residents of an Apartment Block Revert to Barbarism/J.G. Ballard Adaptation
Ben Wheatley's adaptation of J.G. Ballard's novel about the residents of a high-rise apartment block and their descent into barbarism. The film is rich with biting social allegory and is Wheatley's most accomplished to date
Tale of Tales (2015)
May 21, 2016Anthology of Fairytales
A trio of tales from the world's oldest fairytale collection – but quite different to anything you expect … While there is all the magic, ogres and princesses, this is a beautifully lush film made for adults and less about simple homilies that about fate and its cruel twists
Pinocchio (2019)
Jun 13, 2020Living Puppet Boy
A beautifully made new live-action version of the classic story about a puppet boy. More faithful to the original story than any other screen version and with amazing creature effects. Think something that resembles Jim Henson circa The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth made with the sensibilities of a Terry Gilliam