Read My Lips ****

Jacques Audiard, 2001, 119m

Builds skillfully.

King Lear ****

Jonathan Miller, 1982, 180m

Superb.

Theater of Blood ***

Douglas Hickox, 1973, 104m

Campy fun.

Hollywood Boulevard **

Allan Arkush and Joe Dante, 1976, 83m

Cheap laughs.

If.... ***

Lindsay Anderson, 1968, 111m

Anthropology.

Hearts Beat Loud **

Brett Haley, 2018, 97m

Tedious.

Path to War ****

John Frankenheimer, 2002, 165m

Effective dread.

Cocoon ***

Ron Howard, 1985, 117m

Blends genres nicely.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story ****

Eric Appel, 2022, 108m

Commits to the premise.

The Black Windmill ****

Don Siegel, 1974, 106m

Rock-solid thrills.

Between Two Worlds ***

Emmanuel Carrère, 2021, 106m

Competent.

Fat Girl ****

Catherine Breillat, 2001, 86m

Raw, real.

The Crimson Kimono ***

Samuel Fuller, 1959, 82m

Rushed but effective.

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles *****

Chantal Akerman, 1975, 201m

Slow-motion masterpiece.

Blue Velvet ****

David Lynch, 1986, 120m

Striking, if tamer with the years.

The Hidden ***

Jack Sholder, 1987, 97m

Expert genre thrills.

A Serious Man ***

Joel and Ethan Coen, 2009, 106m

Amusing.

The Sacrifice ***

Andrei Tarkovsky, 1986, 142m

Dour.

Evil Under the Sun ***

Guy Hamilton, 1982, 117m

Campy fun.

One from the Heart: Reprise ****

Francis Ford Coppola, 1982, 93m

Irresistable.

Following ***

Christopher Nolan, 1998, 70m

Taut, twisty.

King of New York ***

Abel Ferrara, 1990, 103m

A rush. 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly *****

Sergio Leone, 1966, 161m

Visionary.