Post Tenebras Lux (2012) dir. Carlos Reygadas
A wealthy young Mexican family move to a small village in the mountainous countryside. The film deconstructs the darkness – within them as individuals and a family, and the darkness...Read more
2010’s
Leviathan (2014) dir. Andrey Zvyagintsev
Левиафан /Leviafan: A tragic series of events unravels for Kolya, a middle-aged family man, living in a corrupt small town in Russia. After the mayor of the town starts a plan...Read more
Incendies (2010) dir. Denis Villeneuve
Per their dying mother’s request, twin brother and sister travel to her native country in the Middle East that is just recovering from a bloody civil war, in order to...Read more
Mommy (2014) dir. Xavier Dolan
A single mother picks up her troubled, sometimes violent son from a mental institution, opening a new page in their relationship and lives. Impressive, challenging and at times disturbing cinema...Read more
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) dir. Lynne Ramsay
A woman struggles to piece her life together in the aftermath of a horrible deed committed by her son, flashing back-and-forth through their strained relationship. A marvelous piece of filmmaking,...Read more
The Lesson (2014) dir. Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov
Urok/Урок: A schoolteacher in a small Bulgarian town is forced to pick up the financial slack of her unemployed husband – learning, and teaching, an important life-lesson along the way....Read more
Mud (2012) dir. Jeff Nichols
In a small riverside town in rural Arkansas, two young boys encounter a fugitive on the run and decide to help him reconcile with his lost love. A touching coming-of-age...Read more
Enemy (2013) dir. Denis Villeneuve
A man obsessively searches for his exact look-alike after seeing him in a movie. A tense, atmospheric psychological thriller with remarkable direction by the talented Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve. Masterclass...Read more
Upstream Color (2013) dir. Shane Carruth
The story of two people whose lives are severely affected by a mysterious parasite, which controls both their behavior and their identity. Shane Carruth‘s second micro-budget feature film after Primer,...Read more
8 Great Things About ‘The Hateful Eight’
Director and writer Quentin Tarantino‘s eight addition to his unique filmography, The Hateful Eight, is deservedly one of the most talked about films in recent years. Despite being (criminally) snubbed...Read more