218. King Kong

 USA 1933

 DIR Merian C. Cooper/Ernest B. Schoedsack

 217. Princess Mononoke

 Japan 1997

 DIR Hayao Miyazaki

 216. The New World

 USA/UK 2005

 DIR Terence Malick

 215. Duck Soup

 USA 1933

 DIR Leo McCarey

 214. Do The Right Thing

 USA 1989

 DIR Spike Lee

 213. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

 USA/France 1991

 DIR James Cameron

 212. Requiem For A Dream

 USA 2000

 DIR Darren Aronofsky

 211. Dog Day Afternoon

 USA 1975

 DIR Sidney Lumet

 210. Being John Malkovich

 USA 1999

 DIR Spike Jonze

 209. Monty Python And The Holy Grail

 UK 1975

 DIR Terry Gilliam/Terry Jones

 208. The Great Dictator

 USA 1940

 DIR Charles Chaplin

 207. A Woman Under The Influence

 USA 1974

 DIR John Cassavetes

 206. American History X

 USA 1998

 DIR Tony Kaye

 205. Excalibur

 USA/UK 1981

 DIR John Boorman

 204. The Big Lebowski

 USA/UK 1998

 DIR Joel Coen/Ethan Coen

 203. Notorious

 USA 1946

 DIR Alfred Hitchcock

 202. Rosemary's Baby

 USA 1968

 DIR Roman Polanski

 201. Oldboy

 South Korea 2003

 DIR Chan-wook Park

The film tells of a gigantic island-dwelling gorilla-like creature called Kong who is taken to New York and dies in an attempt to possess a beautiful young woman.

'All these years on from its original release, King Kong still has a great claim to being the eighth wonder of the world.' Film4

The film is a historical adventure depicting the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia settlement and inspired by the historical figures Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.

'The New World is a work of breathtaking imagination, less a movie than a mode of transport, and in every sense a masterpiece.' Carina Chocano

 

Mookie is living in a black and Puerto Rican neighbourhood in Brooklyn with his sister, Jade and works as a pizza delivery man for a local pizzeria.

'The film -- at once stylised and realistic -- buzzes throughout with the sheer, edgy bravado that comes from living one's life on the streets. It looks, sounds, and feels right.' Geoff Andrew

 

The film depicts different forms of addiction, leading to the characters’ imprisonment in a dream world of delusion and reckless desperation that is subsequently overtaken and devastated by reality.

'Aronofsky is so compelling, so visionary a filmmaker, he keeps us riveted to his film as tightly as Sara is to her TV set.' Kevin Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeff Bridges stars as Jeff Lebowski, an unemployed Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler, who is referred to and also refers to himself as "The Dude".

'Far from being shallow pastiche, it's actually about something: what it means to be a man, to be a friend, and to be a 'hero' for a particular time and place.' Geoff Andrew

 

 

The film follows the story of one Oh Dae-Su, who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing his captor's motives. When he is finally released, he is trapped in a web of conspiracy and violence.

'Oldboy is a powerful film not because of what it depicts, but because of the depths of the human heart which it strips bare.' Roger Ebert

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The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jena Malone, and depicts the reality-bending adventures of the title character as he seeks the meaning and significance behind his troubling Doomsday-related visions.

'A mini-masterpiece that marks the arrival of brave new talents in Gyllenhaal and Kelly. Cult glory beckons.' Alan Morrison

 

 

 219. Donnie Darko

 USA 2001

 DIR Richard Kelly

 220. Shoah

 France 1985

 DIR Claude Lanzmann