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The Lighthouse (2019)

But who keeps the lights on in the mind?

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The Elephant Man (1980)

No monsters, just man.

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The Passenger (1975)

Not all spy films are sexy.

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Cold War (2018)

Love burns hotter the colder the war.

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Blow-Up (1966)

The deadly romance of photography.

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Memoria (2021)

Ghosts of cinema, through memory and sound.

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Toni Erdmann (2016)

A really, really bad practical joke.

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Suzhou River (2000)

Love only exists when you hit play.

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The Hole (1998)

A hole where love almost begins.

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La Notte (1961)

Nothing cuts deeper than “I don’t love you anymore.”

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L'Avventura (1960)

People vanish, but never their love.

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Ida (2013)

How did black and white ever fall out of fashion?

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The Great Beauty (2013)

The great beauty behind the blah blah blah.

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Climax (2018)

Gasper Noé climaxed a long time ago.

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The Assassin (2015)

So slow, you’ll be begging this assassin to kill you…

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The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

Mirrors of a double life.

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Saltburn (2023)

Old money burns the saltiest.

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La La Land (2016)

A movie even musical haters will like.

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Burning (2018)

A metaphor you’ll be burning to discuss.

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Barry Lyndon (1975)

The beauty behind powered wigs and makeup.

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Capernaum (2018)

Some people shouldn’t have children.

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Hero (2002)

The pinnacle of Chinese cinematography.

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Drive (2011)

Romanticizing Los Angeles crime.

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Let The Right One In (2008)

The best romance films are the ones that blend genres.

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

The perfect scent doesn’t exist…

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The Big Short (2015)

The 2008 financial crisis shouldn’t be this fun.

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The Handmaiden (2016)

A masterclass in camera movement, if only it could move audiences.

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Trainspotting (1996)

Drugs and lightning in the bottle!

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Arrival (2016)

Foreign languages always felt alien.

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Children of Men (2006)

Love, depravity, and humanity.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

The beauty of Wuxia martial arts.

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Days of Heaven (1978)

When Terrence Malick makes a film rather than a diary.

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Empire of Light (2022)

A gorgeously failed Oscar drama.

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Fallen Angels (1995)

Nostalgia for a time that has never been known.

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In The Mood For Love (2000)

Sexy, mature, sophisticated, but no love.

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Interstellar (2014)

Love still ties us together across galaxies.

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Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Perhaps the vastest epic of all time.

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A Moment to Remember (2004)

Cherishing the fragility of love.

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My Sassy Girl (2001)

One of the best romantic comedies.

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Oppenheimer (2023)

When drama feels like action.

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Parasite (2019)

Korea’s contemporary masterpiece.

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Poor Things (2023)

Visual spectacle of a generation.

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Tár (2022)

To cancel, or not to cancel?

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The Great Gatsby (2013)

If TikTok wrote American literature.

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The Hunt (2012)

Men can also be victims.

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The Tree of Life (2011)

Soul searching for beauty in a dull world.

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The Exterminating Angel (1962)

No one escapes from the socialite dinner party.

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The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

When Wes Anderson makes a spy thriller.

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Batman Begins (2005)

There can only be one true Batman origin story.

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Waltz with Bashir (2008)

Israel has more than a little guilt on their hands…

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