The Big Red One

Samuel Fuller, 1980, 163 minutes

Moments of greatness.

A Fuller Life

Samantha Fuller, 2013, 80 minutes

Well-assembled digest of Sam Fuller's memoir.

The Naked Kiss

Samuel Fuller, 1964, 90 minutes

Bracing in its honesty, wise in the ways of human behavior.

Q: The Winged Serpent

Larry Cohen, 1982, 93 minutes

Masterful perf from Michael Moriarty.

The Fan

Edward Bianchi, 1981, 95 minutes

Tonally erratic, rough edit.

The Lair of the White Worm

Ken Russell, 1988, 93 minutes

Good fun from the weird mind of Russell.

Searching for Mr. Rugoff

Ira Deutchman, 2019, 94 minutes

Rescues an important figure in film distribution from anonymity.

The Phantom Carriage

Victor Sjöström, 1921, 107 minutes

A technical and emotional masterpiece.

Dressed to Kill

Roy William Neill, 1946, 72 minutes

Middling Sherlock Holmes.

The Tree of the Wooden Clogs

Ermanno Olmi, 1978, 186 minutes

Rich, in a league with Quiet Flows the Don.

Road Games

Richard Franklin, 1981, 101 minutes

Excellent, idiosyncratic performance by Stacey Keach.

Oleanna

David Mamet, 1994, 89 minutes

Potent and prescient.

Vera Drake

Mike Leigh, 2004, 125 minutes

Wrenching and beautifully human.

Certified Copy

Abbas Kiarostami, 2011, 106 minutes

Obscurantist.

The Experimenter

Michael Almereyda, 2015, 98 minutes

Effective indictment of human behavior.

Robin's Wish

Tylor Norwood, 2020, 77 minutes

Instructive and moving.

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Marina Zenovich, 2018, 116 minutes

Excellent assemblage of clips and interviews. 

Who Is Bernard Tapie?

Marina Zenovich, 2001, 56 minutes

Insightful and charming.

Hurlyburly

Anthony Drazen, 1998, 122 minutes

Overwrought but compelling.

The Dance of Reality

Alejandro Jodorowski, 2013, 133 minutes

Vibrant and operatic.

Songs for Drella

Edward Lachman, 1990, 55 minutes

Superb musical insights into Warhol.

All the Way

Jay Roach, 2016, 132 minutes

Crassly manipulative.

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Judd Apatow, 2018, 270 minutes

Revelatory, although slightly flabby.

Wolfen

Michael Wadleigh, 1981, 114 minutes

Striking cinematography and score, but plodding in parts.

The Blob

Chuck Russell, 1988, 95 minutes

Genre perfection.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

Walerian Borowczyk, 1981, 92 minutes

Goofball interpretation not without its charms.

Endless Poetry

Alejandro Jodorowski, 2016, 128 minutes

Richly visual, inventive and moving. 

Fast Company

David Cronenberg, 1979, 91 minutes

Solid drive-in fare.