Paddington (2014)
A sweet slapstick-inspired film with a gooey marmalade heart in the right place
The Hunt (2012)
Society turns nasty as accusations (and the occasional bullet) fly
Hellboy (2004)
Action thriller that takes it to the Nazis the way Indy would approve of
Audition (1999)
Chilling thriller that critiques the audience for the insensitivity to violence and misogyny inherent to film making and watching
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
The tragedy of the American Dream as seen through the eyes of a two-bit hood
A Mighty Wind (2003)
A joyous satire of concert films, especially seminal hits of the genre like The Last Waltz
The Farewell (2019)
The smallest of lies can exact the heaviest of costs
Best in Show (2000)
A film that would be delirious if it wasn’t so calm about its subjects
The Lighthouse (2019)
Epic and stark, The Lighthouse is a descent into true madness
Spellbound (1945)
Bergman and Peck have chemistry, but Spellbound is too dizzy as a whole