An analysis of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’, a visually extravagant melodrama which reveals how intimacy devolves into a battle for control and power.

Horror, heartbreak, and humanity: these are the 10 films that defined 2024 as a groundbreaking year in cinema.

An exploration of Lars von Trier’s depiction of the feminine in ‘Breaking the Waves’, ‘Dancer in the Dark’, ‘Antichrist’, and ‘Melancholia’.

An analysis of Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Night on Earth’, an underrated masterclass in slow cinema that reveals the beauty and complexity of our world after dark.

An analysis of Lars von Trier’s provocative masterpiece ‘Dancer in the Dark’, a tragically beautiful and breathtaking subversion of the classic Hollywood musical.

An in depth analysis of ‘Nostalghia’, a haunting cinematic masterpiece from Tarkovsky that delves into the depths of human longing, leaving an indelible emotional imprint on its viewer.

An analysis of ‘The Piano Teacher’, an erotic psychological drama which delves deep into the provocative psychosexual relationship between a teacher and her pupil.

Dubbed by many to be the best and most important war film of all time, Klimov’s ‘Come and See’ is based on his own experiences fighting as a Partisan in a German-occupied Belarus.

For those looking for a list of cry-worthy movies that isn’t full of romances and teen dramas, here are my top 10 picks of films that will make you weep.

'Gia’ is a historical drama film based on the life and death of American model Gia Marie Carangi, who is widely believed to have been the world’s first supermodel.

Set in a not so distant future, ‘Moon’ follows Sam Bell, a man who is nearing the end of a 3-year contract working on the moon when he suffers an accident.

The indie drama ‘Kids’ features a group of teenagers who appear to care about nothing but sex and drugs. Telly, the film’s protagonist, has one goal in life; to sleep with as many virgins as he can.

Set in France in the late 1700s, ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ follows Marianne, a painter hired to produce the portrait of a young woman who is to be married off to a Milanese nobleman.

‘Melancholia’ is a sci-fi film that follows the lives of two sisters in the days prior to the colliding of the planet melancholia with Earth.

‘Mysterious Skin’ is an indie coming-of-age film that follows the lives of two boys as they navigate the repercussions of childhood trauma.