And Justice For All (1979) Pacino’s frustrated lawyer takes on the justice system in this black comedy.
Animal Kingdom (2010) Australian crime drama at its best with frightening Weaver and Mendhelson.
Betty Blue (1986) One of the sexiest, tragic-romances ever made.
Black Sunday (1987) Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern face-off as a bomb heads for a packed Super Bowl.
Breaking The Waves (1996) Emma Watson is breathtaking in this early Lars Von Trier shocker.
Capricorn One (1977) For those who still believe we never went to the moon.
Chasing Amy (1997) Kevin Smith’s best features an oral sex take on the scar scene from Jaws.
Cop (1988) At the height of his powers, James Woods plays crazy cop .
Cross of Iron (1977) Master film-maker Sam Peckinpah does World War II.
Cruising (1980) Tortured Pacino goes S&M undercover to catch a killer.
Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead (2013) Nazi zombies in the snow is hilarious complement to the original.
Dead Zone, The (1983) Stephen King, David Cronenberg and Christopher Walken combine.
Deep End of the Ocean, The (1999) Lost child story that stretches the heart strings to breaking point.
Eiger Sanction, The (1975) Clint Eastwood climbs the Eiger mountain with an assassin in tow.
Empire of the Sun (1987) Even as a kid Christian Bale had something.
Evil Dead (2013) Top lead performance in a strong remake that has genuine scares.
French Connection II , The (1975) Popeye Doyle on the rampage in Marseille. A worthy sequel.
Frontier(s) (2007) French extreme horror at its best.
High Tension (2003) More of the best in extreme French horror.
Hitcher, The (1986) The unstoppable force of Rutger Hauer as the Hitcher.
Horde, La (2009) Cops battle the undead in even more extreme French horror.
Hostel 2 (2007) Twist on narrative and characters makes this as good as the original.
Incendies (2010) Amazing twists in this early offering from the director of Prisoners, Sicario and Arrival.
I Saw The Devil (2010) The best of extreme Korean horror. Awesome taxi scene.
Juggernaut (1974) Bombs on a cruise ship with a thrilling climax.
Killing Them Softly (2012) Under-rated crime drama with stellar cast. One of Pitt’s best.
King of Comedy, The (1982) De Niro and Jerry Lewis in an acting master-class directed by Scorsese.
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989) One of the bravest female acting performances ever by Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Last of the Mohicans (1992) Day Lewis does a Michael Mann western.
Manhunter (1986) The lesser-known film featuring cannibal serial killer Hannibal Lecter.
Marathon Man (1976) Olivier’s Nazi fugitive drills into Hoffman’s good tooth (“Is it safe?”)
Martyrs (2008) The best of French extreme horror with one of the bleakest endings ever.
Pink Panther Strikes Again, The (1976) Comic master Peter Sellers at his best as Inspector Clouseau.
Proposition, The (2005) Terrific Aussie western that shows our history and landscape at its most brutal.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Stunning examination of addiction from director Darren Aronofsky.
Rollerball (1975) James Caan in Norman Jewison’s minor sci-fi classic that spurned many imitators.
Rolling Thunder (1977) William Devane’s Vietnam vet and family are targeted by thieves…cue revenge.
Rust and Bone (2012) Unlikely French love story between a bouncer and a killer whale trainer.
Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea, The (1976) Dark love story featuring under-rated Kristofferson
Salvador (1986) Early Oliver Stone featuring a powerful cast playing war correspondents.
Shout at the Devil (1976) Adventure yarn featuring one of the longest fist-fights ever.
Sorcerer (1977) Nail-biting remake of The Wages of Fear by the director of The Exorcist.
Starred Up (2013) An unrelenting gut-punch of a prison movie featuring blistering performances.
Stir (1980) Aussie prison drama featuring one of Bryan Brown’s best efforts.
Thief (1981) Early Michael Mann crime drama with another top James Caan performance.
This is England (2006) In turns disturbing, touching and harrowing look at the fascist psyche.
To Live and Die in LA (1985) French Connection director turns this camera on the streets of LA.
Way, Way Back, The (2013) Wonderful coming-of-age movie with a star turn from Sam Rockwell.
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011) Disturbing and poetic look into the construct of a killer.
