Part One |Part Two |Part Three |Part Four |Part Five |Part Six |Part Seven |Part Eight |Part Nine 25. The Handmaiden (2016) Director: Park Chan-wook (3) Park Chan-wook is a master craftsman of provocation and The Handmaiden is his masterpiece. From a technical and performance perspective, it’s simply perfect. The narrative is constructed flawlessly to … More The 25 Best Damn Films of All-Time

Part One |Part Two |Part Three |Part Four |Part Five |Part Six |Part Seven |Part Eight |Top 25 50. Belle de Jour (1967) Director: Luis Buñuel (2) Catherine Deneuve is a revelation and Belle de jour is pure cinema bliss. A provocative journey into the unnerving detachment from reality by feeling one’s way through the … More The 251 Best Damn Films of All-Time (Part Nine)

Part One |Part Two |Part Three |Part Four |Part Five |Part Six |Part Seven | Part Nine |Top 25 75. Midnight Cowboy (1969) Director: John Schlesinger (1) Schlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy is all over the place thematically, but that’s the beauty of this story and film. Jon Voight as the oddball Cowboy traveling to the big … More The 251 Best Damn Films of All-Time (Part Eight)

Part One |Part Two |Part Three |Part Four |Part Five |Part Six |Part Eight | Part Nine |Top 25 102. Saló, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975) Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini (1) Pasolini’s Saló is the infamous gag-inducing film of radicalized fascism imbued with an underhand history and revealing nature towards Italian politicians. The … More The 251 Best Damn Films of All-Time (Part Seven)

Part One |Part Two | Part Three |Part Four |Part Five |Part Seven |Part Eight | Part Nine |Top 25 127. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Director: Robert Aldrich (1) “Yes, I am! And I’m going to revive my act exactly as I used to do it. Of course, some of the arrangements … More The 251 Best Damn Films of All-Time (Part Six)

Part One |Part Two |Part Three | Part Four |Part Six |Part Seven |Part Eight | Part Nine |Top 25 152. Antichrist (2009) Director: Lars von Trier (1) Lars von Trier venturing into the emotion of grief, crafts a damning portrayal of parenthood and the isolation of nature. The setting of the forest seeps into … More The 251 Best Damn Films of All-Time (Part Five)