PETER SCHLEMIEL: THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SHADOW
An admirably succinct fantasy classic that recalls Franz Kafka and the magic realists
ANDRIESH vs. ASHIK KERIB
About the first, and last, film made by the late Sergei Parajanov
SURREAL LIVES
A most welcome history of the Surrealists, marked by richly detailed, narratively informed prose
PIRANESI
A surreal fantasy that I found overrated
RESURRECTION
Buddhist-infused dream-horror from China
RENE’S FLESH
A bizarre, Kafka-esque parable of a young man’s adverse relationship to his own flesh
BRAZIL
An unmatched, albeit dated, display of unruly genius from 1985
DROWNING BY NUMBERS
Three women, all named Cissy, drown their husbands in one of the most inscrutable (and bizarrely entertaining) films made by the UK’s Peter Greenaway
2025: Bedlam in Print
The books of 2025, ranked by moi
2025: The Year in Bedlam
Looking back over the film releases of 2025