Contemporary philosopher Roger Scruton presents a fascinating argument for the importance of beauty in our art and in our lives Read More »
Coldblooded (1995) Wallace Wolodarsky
Cosmo, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitman. Read More »
Edge of Eternity (1959) Don Siegel
Helped by socialite Janice Kendon and barkeeper Scott O’Brien, Arizona deputy sheriff Les Martin works to solve three brutal murders in and around the Grand Canyon. Read More »
I Killed Rasputin (1967) J’ai tué Raspoutine
Grigori Rasputin becomes a fixture of Russia’s Imperial Court after saving the life of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, the haemophiliac heir to the throne. Read More »
Schoolgirl Report 4 (1972) Ernst Hofbauer
A fake documentary about the sex lives of teenage girls. Read More »
Skipper Next to God (1951) Maître après Dieu
Captain Joris Kniper believes so strongly that he is “skipper next to God” that he is used to playing God on his ship. Read More »
A Midnight Clear (1992) Keith Gordon
The Ardennes Forest, December 1944. A squad of six US infantrymen is sent to occupy a house to use as an observation post Read More »
The Imperialists Are Still Alive! (2010)
Juggling the sudden abduction of her childhood sweetheart as well as a blooming love affair, a French Manhattanite Read More »
The Siren (2023) Sepideh Farsi
After an Iraqi missile strike, the oil metropolis of Abadan descends into chaos. Fourteen-year-old Omid, who works as a food delivery boy Read More »
The Undertaker’s Wedding (1997)
A hapless undertaker becomes embroiled in a mafia war when he’s forced to protect the brutal brother of a mob kingpin while Read More »