Top 20 films that left a lasting impression
We Are Together
In a theatrical landscape increasingly sympathetic to the documentary, We Are Together is still something truly special.
I’m Not There
It was Hegel who suggested that history is governed by the diktats of ‘world-historical’ individuals.
Charlie Wilson’s War
Amongst the plethora of films about that strangest of beasts, American politics, this is the best.
Into The Wild
You hear the words ‘directed by Sean Penn’ and you don’t necessarily think hippie spiritualism, the poetry of Lord Byron, and the palliating power of nature.
Silent Light
With the likes of Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu among his admirers, Carlos Reygadas has emerged as the Mexican filmmaker’s filmmaker.
The Band’s Visit
First time feature director Eran Kolirin has produced a very, very difficult film to dislike.
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep’s compelling immediacy and gritty aesthetic owes much to Italian Neo-Realism.
Garage
Completed in the same spare style as Adam & Paul, the second collaboration between director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Mark O’Halloran is a remarkably assured work.
Mister Lonely
Maybe it’s because he was barely 18 when he wrote Larry Clark’s Kids, or the fact that he hangs out with David Blaine.
The Flight of the Red Balloon
Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s films have often been works to admire rather than enjoy.
Redacted
One more great movie is all it would take to enshrine Brian De Palma in the pantheon of world-beating modern American directors.
Half Moon
Those of you after swashbuckling adventure and razor sharp dialogue may be disappointed by this one, but that would be missing the point.
In The Valley of Elah
You can tell how important a film is by the amount of make-up its lead actress is wearing.
