The Best Films of the 2010s
The greatest films of the 2010s, from the heights of New Mexican cinema to the proliferation of comic book movies.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025)
Through Mary Bronstein’s harrowing focus on motherhood as a state of constant triage, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You directs its anxiety-inducing tension toward a woman stretched to her limits, underscoring the unbearable guilt, crushing responsibility, and relentless pressure that saturates mundane anxieties.
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Humanity’s cybernetic ambitions are no match for its darkest impulses in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, as Hiroyuki Imaishi traces one fledgling mercenary’s ascent through Night City’s underworld, and unleashes an assault of neon-lit, hyper-stylised violence.
The Best Films of the 2000s
The greatest films of the 2000s, from the Korean New Wave to the resurgence of the fantasy genre.
2026 Oscar Predictions and Snubs
One Battle After Another is set for some big wins among the major categories, though Sinners could potentially pull off some major upsets.
The Travelling Players (1975)
Against the political turmoil of mid-century Greece in The Travelling Players, Theo Angelopoulos’ theatrical microcosm captures a fragmented nation caught between competing powers, dissolving time through long takes that conjure a swirling, ceaseless nightmare.
The Best Films of the 1990s
The greatest films of the 1990s, from America’s independent cinema to the rise of the digital age.
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
Confined to an emergency call centre, The Voice of Hind Rajab narrows in on the conversations between dispatch personnel and a young girl trapped in the Israeli assault on Gaza, using authentic audio recordings to anchor its dramatisation within a procedural, visceral reality.
Wuthering Heights (2026)
Emerald Fennell was never going to convince those who reverently cling to Emily Brontë’s novel of its provocative potential, yet in her ravishingly grotesque vision of passion and obsession, Wuthering Heights lays bare two convulsive hearts responsible for their own primal, fevered torture.
The Best Films of the 1980s
The greatest films of the 1980s, from the end of New Hollywood to the rise of the modern blockbuster.