Mr. Nobody (2009)
Jul 3, 2010Alternate Life Pathways
Jaco Van Dormael film that reaches for epic ideas in a story about multiple life pathways and a babble of ideas taken from physics but fails to assemble them in a way that makes much sense
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The Countess (2009)
Mar 9, 2010Historical Countess Bathory Story
Actress Julie Delpy directs/stars in an adaptation of the Countess Bathory story. In trying to pitch itself as a work of historical feminism and having sympathy for Bathory, this downplays the considerable horror element of the story
Black Death (2010)
Feb 20, 2011Mediaeval Journey to a Village of Witches
Powerful film from Christopher Smith set during the Middle Ages about a group on a journey to a village where a priestess can purportedly raise the dead. The film's skewering of faith in an unforgettable ending is stunning
The Future (2011)
Nov 4, 2011Whimsical Relationship Drama/Magical Realism
Oddball and whimsical – welcome to the world of Miranda July who serves up a quirky relationship drama peopled with talking cats, conversations with The Moon and time-freezing abilities
Holy Motors (2012)
Oct 27, 2012Surrealism/Man's Cryptic Journey Through Various Disguises
Genuinely mind-screwing effort from Leos Carax. Imagine a version of Cosmopolis as hijacked by Alejandro Jodorowsky - a series of surreal vignettes that arrives at a major "huh?" ending
Beauty and the Beast (2014)
Jan 18, 2015Fairy-Tale
Adaptation of the fairytale that takes place in an exquisitely dreamy sumptuousness – a stunningly designed, costumed and photographed world that has a genuine magic. However, the motion-capture animated Beast looks far too much like a CGI effect
Jack the Ripper (2016)
Jun 1, 2021Jack the Ripper Killings
A girl sets out to solve the Jack the Ripper killings to free her innocently convicted brother. This is no more, no less factual than any other version but conducts a fine period recreation of Victorian England
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 (2017)
Jan 31, 2022Earth in the Aftermath of an Alien Invasion
An enigmatic film set in a future where aliens have invaded the Earth as a lone soldier is sent to crew a remote post and imagines he is seeing things