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Delphine Seyrig stars in the landmark film by Chantal Akerman

‘Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ – the greatest ever on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

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Filmmaker Chantal Akerman and actor Delphine Seyrig create an epic portrait of a life that has rarely been seen on screen in the quotidian masterpiece. It was voted the greatest film of all time in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.

‘Woman on the Run’ with Ann Sheridan free on Kanopy

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Sheridan developed and produced this independent film noir, which was shot on location in San Francisco and makes great use of the city.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2001 horror film from Japan is one of his greatest

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s haunting horror film ‘Pulse’ on Prime Video, MUBI, AMC+, and more

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The meditative and metaphysical horror cinema of Kiyoshi Kurosawa made him one of the masters of modern Japanese horror. This haunting tale is one of his greatest works, perhaps his best.

Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay star in the film by Andrew Haigh

‘45 Years’ for Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay on Criterion Channel and free on Kanopy

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Rampling and Courtenay are superb as a happily married couple jolted out of their contentment in this haunting British drama directed by Andrew Haigh.

Seret Scott and Bill Gunn in the landmark feature film debut by Kathleen Collins

‘Losing Ground’ – The landmark American indie on Criterion Channel

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The sole feature directed by Kathleen Collins is a film of conversation and argument, of relationships and self-knowledge, and its sexual politics are as sophisticated as its personal odysseys.

‘Merrily We Go to Hell’ – Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March spiral on Criterion Channel

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Dorothy Arzner’s daring pre-code romantic drama delves into open marriage and alcoholism during Prohibition.

‘Long Way North’ – An animated odyssey on Peacock and Criterion Channel

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This gorgeous French-Danish animated feature is a coming of age story, age of adventure odyssey, and finally survival tale in the icy North.

‘Try and Get Me!’ – lynch mob noir on Criterion Channel

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Frank Lovejoy and Lloyd Bridges star in Cy Enfield’s incendiary film noir, which turns into one of the most caustic cinematic social commentaries of anxiety and fear.

It’s ‘Too Late for Tears’ for Lizabeth Scott free on Kanopy

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Scott plays one of the most ruthless heroines in film noir in this minor classic costarring Arthur Kennedy and Dan Duryea.

Dana Andrews and Arthur Kennedy in Elia Kazan's realist noir

‘Boomerang’ – small town noir on Criterion Channel

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Elia Kazan directs this semi-documentary film noir based on the true story of a small town murder and the rush to find the killer.