Thieves Like Us

Robert Altman, 1974, 123 minutes

The scenes with Carradine and Duvall are gold.

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Tay Garnett, 1946, 113 minutes

Faithful and compelling.

Teknolust

Lynn Hershman Leeson, 2002, 82 minutes

Sharp and funny. Amazingly, does not seem anachronistic 20 years later.

Fear and Desire

Stanley Kubrick, 1952, 61 minutes

Earnest.

A Perfect Couple

Robert Altman, 1979, 110 minutes

Erratic with a dynamite soundtrack.

The Legend of Lylah Clare

Robert Aldrich, 1968, 130 minutes

Vertigo + Pygmalion camp-fest.

Jazz Heaven

Melville Brown, 1929, 68 minutes

Slack.

The Oscar

Russell Rouse, 1966, 121 minutes

Gaudy.

King of Jazz

John Murray Anderson, 1930, 100 minutes

A beautiful time capsule.

Turn Every Page

Lizzie Gottlieb, 2022, 112 minutes

Inspiring.

Stardust Memories

Woody Allen, 1980, 88 minutes

Funny with an edge.

80 for Brady

Kyle Marvin, 2023, 98 minutes

Perfectly pleasant.

A Wedding

Robert Altman, 1978, 125 minutes

Brilliant and hilarious.

Carl Laemmle

James L. Freedman, 2019, 91 minutes

Might have been titled, "The Good Mogul."

Happy Hour

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2015, 317 minutes

Blazing sincerity.

The Whale

Darren Aronofsky, 2022, 117 minutes

Alternately powerful and unconvincing.

The Lives of Others

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006, 137 minutes

Meticulous, intelligent and moving.

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Stephen Kijak, 2023, 104 minutes

Mostly just salacious.

The Goddess

John Cromwell, 1958, 104 minutes

Scorching perf from Kim Stanley.

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Tom Donahue, 2021, 107 minutes

His Rosebud was his mother's pasta e fagioli.

They Live By Night

Nicholas Ray, 1948, 95 minutes

Frank, moody, effective.

Icahn: The Restless Billionaire

Bruce David Klein, 2022, 101 minutes

Hagiographical.

The Mystery of Picasso

Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956, 75 minutes

Builds to a beautiful finish.