DUTCH WIFE IN THE DESERT
This Japanese oddity was directed by Atsushi Yamatoya, who’s best known for the screenplay of Seijun Suzuki’s bonkers yakuza pastiche BRANDED TO KILL
THE NEST OF THE CUCKOO BIRDS
An ultra-low rent Florida lensed horror flick, created by the veteran supporting actor Bert Williams, that was believed lost for decades
CANIBA
You simply will not find a more disturbing documentary than CANIBA, which takes an up-close and very personal look at the infamous Japanese cannibal-murderer Issei Sagawa
TWENTYNINE PALMS
The third feature by France’s Bruno Dumont was this ludicrous quasi-horror movie from 2003
PURGATORY
1998 was the year of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, a war movie that allegedly broke new ground in its depiction of the ugliness of combat. Few seem to know about the ’98 Russian movie PURGATORY, which far outdid Spielberg’s film in grit, gore and sheer unpleasantness
ANOTHER EARTH
Here’s a neglected science fiction themed indie that deserves a reappraisal
KUSAH HAKWAAN
One of those no-budget wonders that demands the viewer be VERY forgiving, yet offers a number of real rewards for those willing to put up with its shoddy production values
MIND GAME
An extremely well-regarded anime feature that premiered back in 2004 yet didn’t receive US distribution until fourteen years later
I LOVE YOU, DADDY
Here we have the most controversial film of 2017, a modest black and white comedy that seemingly overnight went from being one of the year’s most anticipated releases to one of its most reviled
25 FIREMAN’S STREET
An ambitious piece of avant-garde filmmaking from early-1970s Hungary that’s both an impassioned political statement and a hallucinatory spectacle