Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1996 debut is a confident character study and showcase for its excellent cast.

A throwback slasher movie without a memorable hook.

Jia Zhangke’s sweeping crime story from 2018 is one of his best films.

Jia Zhangke’s ambitious, formally inventive, and melodramatic meditation on globalization and cultural change from 2015.

Jia Zhangke uses cinematic violence to tell four despairing stories about the pitfalls of capitalism.

Jia Zhangke’s drama turns the World Park in Beijing into a powerful metaphor. 

A bleak sci-epic that feels like an allegory for today.

A beautiful film that alternates between docu-style realism and ethereal drama.

Steve McQueen’s latest is a harrowing World War II drama.