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The Reckless Moment stars Joan Bennett as a lonely heroine whose suburban American dream curdles into a nightmare.

Remember the Titans succeeds partially because it frames sports and entertainment as cultural battlegrounds for larger political forces.

Lee Chang-dong's Burning captures the conspiracy-laden paranoia and free-floating resentments that defined the last decade.

With his YouTube channel, Dr. Kirk Honda provides psychological commentary on Love Is Blind participants that emphasizes self-reflection.

The cult erotic thriller not only provokes and unsettles, but also follows a genre truism: everyone is horny and no one can be trusted.

The 1989 cult favorite works as a shorter, and possibly stranger, alternative to A24's splashy "Beau Is Afraid"

The great midcentury director's final film follows a female wrestling duo trying to eke out a victory on the road.

In an age obsessed with representation, this unassuming mid-aughts comedy dared to portray Asian Americans as "people who exist."

The story of a codependent father-and-daughter relationship pays tribute to the work of Yasujirō Ozu’ and Denis' own mother.

In a decade defined by social and political alienation, John Sayles' lo-fi sci-fi adventure embraced spontaneous spiritual connections.

Clint Eastwood's 1995 romantic drama energizes the domestic space with the liberating possibility of life's freedoms.

John Frankenheimer's head-trip points to a future filled with grifters falsely promising a better life.

Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 cyberpunk thriller perfectly captures its moment while looking towards a more fraught future.

This German supernatural horror film employs an outré sound design to convey the experience of hypnosis.

Altman's classic '70s psychological drama tackles gender as a Gothic team sport.

At first glance, Tamara Jenkins' sophomore feature resembles a typical "Sundance film," but it's much thornier than typical indie fare.

The Coen Brothers' 1994 screwball comedy uses its heightened reality to tackle corporate greed and consumerist folly.

The work of an unsung, but essential Soviet director is ripe for discovery via a YouTube channel.

After a 25-year-long hiatus, Lars von Trier returns to the haunted hospital of his landmark supernatural miniseries.

May's sharp satire of the wealthy refuses to pull any punches while also chronicling a sincere personal transformation.

Juzo Itami's freewheeling, genre-bending comedy turns cuisine into a meditation on craft and culture.

Amy Heckerling's indelible debut feature captures early-80s adolescence in all of its complex glory, minus the judgement or sanctimony.