The Promised Land *****

Nikolaj Arcel, 2023, 127m

Epic.

In the Bedroom ****

Todd Fields, 2001, 131m

Convincing.

Shakespeare in Love ****

John Madden, 1998, 123m

Delightful.

The Man Who Wasn't There ****

Joel Coen, 2001, 116m

Gorgeous pictures and words.

The Deep End **

Scott McGehee and David Siegel, 2001, 101m

Idiotic script.

Moses und Aron **

Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, 1975, 107m

Largely unendurable.

Love Lies Bleeding **

Rose Glass, 2024, 104m

Preposterous.

Le Combat dans l'île ****

Alain Cavalier, 1962, 104m

Arch-cool.

The People Next Door ***

David Greene, 1970, 93m

Time capsule.

The Outside Man ****

Jacques Deray, 1972, 105m

Gorgeous document of early '70s Los Angeles, plus Trintignant speaks English!

Faye **

Laurent Bouzereau, 2024, 91m

Hagiography, with little insight into technique.

Los Angeles Plays Itself ****

Thom Andersen, 2004, 169m

Revealing.

American Star ****

Gozalo López-Gallego, 2024, 107m

Gorgeous bleakness.

Blue Steel ***

Kathryn Bigelow, 1990, 102m

Pageant of improbables.

Cop **

James B. Harris, 1988, 110m

Misfire.

The Beekeeper ****

David Ayer, 2024, 105m

John Wick-esque.

L.A. Confidential *****

Curtis Hanson, 1997, 138m

Ticks all boxes.

God Told Me To ***

Larry Cohen, 1976, 91m

Batshit fun. 

Dizzy Gillespie ****

Les Blank, 1965, 24m

Short and sweet.

Eyewitness ***

Peter Yates, 1981, 103m

Acting > script.