Complete Nonsense

2018 was a pretty transformative year for my music taste. While I still don't know shit about the technical side of the form, this was the year that I began trying to pay as much attention to the artistry of albums as I do films.

Fever dream masterpiece.

The relatively forgotten Hannibal Lecter film that's a close-second to Silence of the Lambs.

Lars von Trier takes a slightly less contentious route in this aching sci-fi drama about depression.  

New Hollywood pioneer Mike Nichols wryly lampoons the paper-thin facade of the perfect nuclear family in this comedy classic.

A patient thriller laced with lingering dread.

  A progressive historical snapshot about workers' rights that deserves more recognition.

An awe-inspiring directorial debut for screenwriter Alex Garland, and my favorite film of the 2010s.

Masochistic daydreams become a reality in this erotic favorite from iconoclastic legend Luis  Buñuel .

An utterly horrifying crime thriller that changed the way I consumed movies.

My least favorite of Kubrick's major films, but 100% worth a watch nonetheless.

If you didn't think the ocean could get any more unnerving, check out this woozily atmospheric, surreal sci-fi horror flick.

A penetrating drama about the dehumanization of immigrants and the pendulum swing of violence.

Mulholland Drive? More like Mullholand Drive!

An essential horror film - so controversial at the time of its release that it destroyed the career of one of the most respected filmmakers in the world.

  Powell and Pressburger's magnum opus is a testament to creative collaboration.

A sweeping melodrama that veers into gothic horror.

A delightfully innovative comedy that transcends the heavens and stands as my favorite of Michael Powell's legendary filmography.

  A fully formed partnership between Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger launches an astounding series of some of the most influential films ever made.

Powell and Pressburger deliver a hard-hitting drama to sway the United States into joining WWII.

This stunning use of color technology was just a flash of what would come for British auteur Michael Powell.

Michael Powell's occasionally spooky hybrid between a war thriller and film noir.

 The film that turned heads to a man who would become one of the greatest filmmakers the world has ever known.

The absurdly memorable debut from one of the most impactful American filmmakers to surface in the 1990s.

In a decade full of incredible horror genre debuts, Robert Eggers's period-accurate folk horror was a standout.

Bizarre musical numbers make for a memorable experience in this folk horror classic.

A cynical, game-changing debut from a Hollywood legend.

Terrence Malick's impressionistic debut signaled the arrival of one of the most influential directors of the American New Wave.

Modern-day archetypes emerge in danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn's most popular movie.

An enjoyable romp from one of British cinema's most important movers and shakers.

A bizarre and cherished teenage relic for those who grew up feeling misunderstood.

Nightmares come to fruition when a group of adventurous women go down into the earth only to discover that they aren't alone in the darkness.

Very few directors throughout history have had the consistent artistic control over spectacle quite like Christopher Nolan.

The very first Stephen King adaptation is also one of the best.

A stellar neo-noir thriller from the Safdie brothers before they made it big with Uncut Gems .

A gripping swan song from one of American cinema's finest directors.

An insane movie for insane people made by an insane master of insanity.

A deeply affecting tale of sisterhood and rebellion.

Cinematic icon Ingmar Bergman showed flashes of the darker horror-tinged psychological dramas that would dominate his filmography of the 60s in this strikingly photographed but lesser known work.

A serial killer mystery hunt monster-morphs into an unexpectedly humanist horror film.

Andrzej Wajda rounded out his war trilogy with this mesmerizing and poignant touchstone of Polish cinema.

A raw, blistering drama about unraveling minds in an unraveling friendship that may even have Ingmar Bergman smiling in his grave.

The first movie to ever make me cry real human tears.

An unconventionally tender comedic drama about the friendship formed between an elderly woman and a young adult-film actress.

  An underseen gem from an underappreciated master.

Few crime thrillers can match the influence of this noir classic from the great Billy Wilder.

 A genius work of atmospheric horror.

  A beautiful and innovatively told romantic drama from renowned German expressionist F.W. Murnau.

After a 30-year absence without making a film, Terrene Malick returned with his trademark impressionism in this sweeping anti-war drama.

Klaus Kinski melts into one of the most memorable horror performances of all time in Werner Herzog's remarkable remake of the 1922 classic.

 A silent horror classic that stands the test of time.

Break your mind upon the shores of the unexplainiaanainble.

Jean-Pierre Melville's feature debut is an affecting anti-war drama in a career full of crime thrillers.

An early masterpiece from one of cinema's early auteurs.

“Wherever life is dynamic, wherever life touches us most directly, that’s where you’ll find the cinema.”

President and CEO of Laika Studios, Travis Knight, sat himself in the directors chair for his stunning debut of stop-motion animation.