Amadeus ★★★★★

Milos Forman, 1984, 180m

Propulsive.

France ★★★★

Bruno Dumont, 2021, 134m

Piquant.

The Doom Generation ★

Greg Araki, 1995, 83m

Putrid.

Wildcat ★★★

Ethan Hawke, 2023, 108m

Misunderstood genius template.

The Truman Show ★★

Peter Weir, 1998, 103m

Simple.

The Lives of Others ★★★★

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006, 137m

Cuts deep.

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch ★★★★

Toby Keeler, 1997, 85m

Insightful.

Mulholland Drive ★★★★

David Lynch, 2001, 146m

Engrossing.

The Woman in Question ★★★

Anthony Asquith, 1950, 88m

Skillful.

Death Watch ★★★★

Bernard Tavernier, 1980, 128m

Visual virtuosity.

The Anderson Tapes ★★★

Sidney Lumet, 1971, 99m

Odd duck.

The End of Violence ★★

Wim Wenders, 1997, 122m

Gobblydegook.

The Killers ★★★

Don Siegel, 1964, 93m

Killer.

The Conversation ★★★★★

Francis Ford Coppola, 1974, 113m

Penetrating.

Last Summer ***

Catherine Breillat, 2023, 104m

Unexceptional.

Election *****

Alexander Payne, 1999, 103m

Pefectly perceptive.

I Am Cuba ****

Mikhail Kalatozov, 1964, 141m

Bold and beautiful.

North by Northwest ****

Alfred Hitchcock, 1959, 136m

Sharp thrills.

Read My Lips ****

Jacques Audiard, 2001, 119m

Builds skillfully.

Fat Girl ****

Catherine Breillat, 2001, 86m

Raw, real.