Picnic at Hanging Rock
Peter Weir's early mystery puts incipient sexuality and dreamtime in a bottle.
Twist and shout
Veteran brits John Hurt and Ian McKellan make two gay explorations a joy to behold.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Altman's Western is all about hues and shadings, and no one winning.
Margin Call
For once, a Hollywood movie about real events that conquers through understatement.
L’Histoire d’Adèle H. (The Story of Adèle H.)
Isabelle Adjani and François Truffaut perfectly mix love and madness.
Koyaanisqatsi
Philip Glass gives Godfrey Reggio's spooky documentary a sound for the ages.
Last Tango in Paris
Sex scenes can age, so can dialogue, but rawness has uranium's half-life.
L’homme de Rio (That Man From Rio)
Philippe de Broca's spy spoof had two aces: Incipient Brasilia and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
The Guns of Navarone
Before irony took over the buddy movie, there was war and cameradie.
True lies
How close do documentary makers really get to the truth, let alone the Truth?
Auto Focus
Paul Schrader's take on Bob Crane's fall is galvinized by Messrs. Kinnear and Dafoe.