You might not know it, but you've already watched one of his movies: "Reservoir Dogs" is a note-perfect rendition of the Chow Yun-Fat vehicle that was Ringo Lam's first big hit, "City on Fire." The original thriller is the story of an undercover cop who finds honor among jewel thieves. Stories of hon

Dark, Hong kong action, Implosive, Kinetic, Physical force, Repetitive, Violent

Tarkovsky's poetic films, interwoven with loose narrative threads and strikingly sublime images, demand a lot from the viewer, but return much more. In his signature piece "Andrei Rublev" (1969), a three-hour exposition on the fifteenth-century painter, Tarkovsky takes the viewer through series of sc

Depressive, Implosive, Moodscape, Pathos, Political

As a filmmaker, Peter Greenaway funnels influences from many art forms onto the screen. Primary among these influences is painting -- his cinematic eye is informed by a training in art history and a painterly sense of color, composition, and frame. Greenaway learned to work in the medium of film thro

Avant-garde film, Erotic, Ethereal, Implosive, Layered, Surreal