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.