Us |
2019 |
The film's namesake, the doppelgangers which take over humanity, are somehow the least surprising aspect of this film's myriad of wild plot twists and intricate messages. |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory |
1971 |
Simply the most magical film ever made. Sometimes psychedelic, Sometimes fever-dreamy, but always charming and warm-hearted. |
2001: A Space Odyssey |
1968 |
The ultimate postmodern film. A sometimes beautiful, sometimes chilling, sometimes surreal meditation on all of humanity from caveman to space explorer. Guaranteed to cause existential crisis. |
Brazil |
1985 |
Ex-Monty-Python Terry Gilliam shows us a bizarre and darkly hilarious vision of the future. |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
1975 |
Monty Python’s origins in sketch comedy help them here—every single scene is a sketch that could stand on its own, without a single spare second of film wasted in between. |
Yellow Submarine |
1969 |
A psychedelic trip back in time with more than enough curious material to entertain both children and adults. |
Birdman |
2014 |
A single camera follows around a washed-up actor's chaotic daily life, while an eccentric jazz ensemble toodles away in the background. A curious, unexpectedly emotional, and deeply fun experience to watch. |
Christmas on Mars |
2008 |
A dark and surreal examination of mortality, as the residents of a rudimentary Mars base celebrate Christmas to fight the horrors of complete isolation, all while trying to ensure a mystical baby survives birth. |
Amélie |
2001 |
Ostensibly just a vaguely cartoonish French romance, but with a certain lasting je ne sais quois that makes it somehow endlessly rewatchable. |
Beyond the Black Rainbow |
2012 |
In the vein of Space Odyssey before it, this curious and artistic look at a future with bioengineered humans is both visually stunning and thought-provoking. |