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.