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The Shining (1980)

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Stanley Kubrick chills our spines with his ice cold interpretation of Stephen King's venerated novel.

Nightcrawler (2014)

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Jake Gyllenhaal delivers a show-stopping performance in this creepy neo-noir debut from screenwriter Dan Gilroy.

Meek's Cutoff (2010)

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Master director Kelly Reichardt spins an understated but unforgettable feminist revisionist Western about 19th century settlers.

First Reformed (2017)

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Slow cinema is pushing closer to the mainstream thanks to films like Paul Schrader's late-career masterpiece,  First Reformed .

Annihilation (2018)

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A heady sci-fi with one of the best executions of cosmic horror that I've ever seen on film.

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

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The multi-talented Cocteau made the famous fairy tale his own with this fascinatingly surreal adaptation.

Blow Out (1981)

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The underrated Brian De Palma delivers a gripping neo-noir political thriller on par with the best of what the 1970s had to offer.

A Ghost Story (2017)

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Life and love after death.

Her (2013)

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Very few romance movies have reflected on the future of human relationships quite like Spike Jonze's sensational sci-fi romance.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

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Arguably the greatest graphic novel adaptation that's ever been made.

Carnival of Souls (1962)

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It's only fitting that one of the most esteemed B movies of all time came from one of the greatest one-and-done directors in history.

Hiroshima mon amour (1959)

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This poetic feature debut from New Wave stalwart Alain Resnais lucidly captures the fleeting intangibility of memory.

Under the Skin (2013)

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Jonathan Glazer's surreal sci-fi horror demonstrates the climactic heights film can reach as a visual medium when the image rather than dialogue acts as the predominant storytelling device.

Metropolis (1927)

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A visionary epic that changed cinema forever.

The Void (2016)

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There's a lot to appreciate in this throwback horror flick filled with impressive practical effects.

Rabid (1977)

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An overlooked early film with apocalyptic proportions from Canadian body horror legend David Cronenberg.

M (1931)

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Fritz Lang's brilliantly subversive crime thriller about the dangers of mob mentality.

Enemy (2013)

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Forget Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus, how about Jake Gyllenhaal vs. Jake Gyllenhaal vs. Giant Spiders

Locke (2013)

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The minimalist concept is executed so well it's revelatory.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

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Easily my favorite Star Wars film since the original trilogy.