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13 Assassins
With 13 Assassins, Japanase director Takashi Miike delivers a surprisingly formal samourai film in an otherwise outrageous filmmography.
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Aardvark
A movie about a recovering alcoholic blind man who goes to AA meetings and learn jiu-jitsu isn't exactly the kind of premise that would make you run to the theater. In the hands of writer/director Kitao Sakurai, it however becomes a truly unique work that takes the spectator in surprising directions.
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Certified Copy
For his first film shot outside Iran, Abbas Kiarostami defines the different stages of a couple's life with an intimate style that stands apart form the rest of his filmography.
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Chico & Rita
From pre-revolutionary Havana to New York and Hollywood in the fifties, Paris in the sixties and modern day Las Vegas, the retro animation of Chico & Rita is visually stunning.
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The Housemaid
By offering a look into the cruel world of the haute bourgeoisie, The Housemaid exalts a poisonous atmosphere, almost agonizing, which is enhanced by expert directing, but is perhaps a little too aesthetic.
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Outrage
A yakuza film without severed fingers and explosions of violence is not a yakuza film. Luckily, Takeshi Kitano's Outrage contains all these elements and more.
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The Princess of Montpensier
The Princess of Montpensier is more of a good quality television series, but proves to be a complete wreck on the big screen.
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Uncle Boonmee
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is Apichatpong Weerasethakul's most accessible film and his most successfully completed to this day.
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AFI Fest 2012 - present
AFI Fest 2002 - 2011
