BUFFET FROID
A very bizarre 1979 comedy by France’s Bertrand Blier that functions as a film noir parody, a cautionary essay on contemporary dehumanization and an unfiltered blast of surreal invention
FAUST (1994)
Jan Svankmajor does FAUST. Need I say more?
THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS
The “Most Amazing, Incredible, Remarkable True Story Ever Told”?
MIDORI-KO
The magnum opus of Japanese dementoid Keita Kurosaka
Donald Sutherland: 1935-2024
In the category of underappreciated actors, the recently deceased Donald Sutherland looms rather hugely
BATTLEFIELD EARTH
A rare example of a film to which the passage of time has actually been kind
THE GIFT
In which the problem of the miscast director, Sam Raimi in this case, comes into play
LOST IN SPACE
A 1998 adaptation of the classic TV series LOST IN SPACE that could have been worthwhile but isn’t
THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Arguably the purest distillation that exists of French director Luc Besson’s strengths and weaknesses, a 1997 science fiction fever dream with stunning visuals and a horrendously conceived narrative
DREAM LOVER
Another nineties erotic thriller, and not one of the better ones