A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
A typically strange but slightly hit-and-miss end to Roy Andersson’s trilogy.
Review by Sarah Cronin
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The Killing
In Kubrick’s classic film noir human weakness and bad luck make the perfect heist unravel.
Review by Sarah Cronin
Finding Vivian Maier
The fascinating story of the Chicago nanny who was posthumously revealed to be one of the 20th century’s best street photographers.
Review by Sarah Cronin
Classe tous risques
Claude Sautet has crafted a taut, original gangster film told with a compelling directness, bare-bones exposition and a neorealist touch.
Review by Sarah Cronin
The Tarnished Angels
Douglas Sirk’s adaptation of Faulker’s Depression-era novel Pylon is an intriguing, unmissable slice of Americana.
Review by Sarah Cronin
The Long Riders
Walter Hill’s take on the exploits of the Jesse James and Cole Younger gang, is a highly watchable Western, if not quite a classic of the genre.
Review by Sarah Cronin
The King of Marvin Gardens
Bob Rafelson’s drama is a brilliantly filmed record of early 1970s American decline set in a decaying Atlantic City.
Review by Sarah Cronin
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
Clouzot’s impressive debut as a director is a remarkably stylish and entertaining detective story.
Review by Sarah Cronin
Vulgaria
Pang Ho-Cheung’s follow-up to Dream Home is an entertaining satire about the Hong Kong film industry.
Review by Sarah Cronin
Simon Killer
Antonio Campos’s follow-up to his impressive debut, Afterschool, is a more sophisticated and technically excellent, yet hollow film.
Review by Sarah Cronin