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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

#762: The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

Philip Kaufman
Initial release: October 21, 1983 (USA)

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Tags: 1983, drama, film, historical epic, period: 1940s, period: 1950s, period: 1960s, Philip Kaufman, theme: space, USA

Friday, April 17, 2026

#89: Picnic at Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Peter Weir
Initial release: August 8, 1975 (Australia

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Tags: 1975, Australia, drama, film, mystery, period: 1900s, Peter Weir, theme: coming of age, theme: feminism

Thursday, April 16, 2026

#70: The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

David Lynch
Initial release: October 10, 1980 (USA)

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Tags: 1980, David Lynch, disability film, drama, film, period: Victorian London, theme: ableism, theme: abuse, theme: disability, theme: identity, UK, USA

Saturday, April 4, 2026

#741: A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

Elia Kazan

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Tags: 1957, drama, Elia Kazan, film, period: 1950s, satire, theme: fame, theme: politics, theme: television, USA

Friday, February 27, 2026

#720: Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder

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Tags: 1951, Billy Wilder, drama, film, film noir, period: 1950s, satire, theme: media, USA

Saturday, January 24, 2026

#709: Germany, Year Zero

Germany, Year Zero

Roberto Rosselini

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Tags: 1948, drama, film, Italy, period: post-war, Roberto Rosselini, theme: innocence

Thursday, January 22, 2026

#707: The Human Condition

The Human Condition

Masaki Kobayashi

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Tags: 1959, 1961, black & white, drama, film, Japan, Masaki Kobayashi, period: World War II, theme: anti-war, theme: morality, war

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

#706: In This Corner of the World

In This Corner of the World

Sunao Katabuchi/MAPPA

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Tags: 2016, anime, drama, film, Japan, MAPPA, period: World War II, Sunao Katabuchi, theme: grief, theme: slice of life

Thursday, January 15, 2026

#704: The PlayTone World War II Trilogy

The PlayTone World War II Trilogy

Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg

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Tags: 2001, 2010, 2024, Apple TV+, drama, HBO, period: World War II, special feature, Stephen Spielberg, television series, theme: military, Tom Hanks, war

Thursday, December 25, 2025

#703: The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

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Tags: 2023, anime, drama, film, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, period: World War II, Studio Ghibli, theme: coming of age, theme: grief

#702: The Wind Rises

The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

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Tags: 2013, anime, drama, film, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, period: interwar period, Studio Ghibli, theme: morality, theme: romance

Thursday, December 18, 2025

#39: Frankenstein (or, the Modern Prometheus)

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

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Tags: 1818, drama, Gothic horror, literature, Mary Shelley, period: Age of Enlightenment, science fiction, theme: mad science, theme: revenge, UK

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

#35: Brotherhood of the Wolf

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Christophe Gans

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Tags: 2001, action, Christophe Gans, drama, film, France, period: early modern Europe, theme: werewolf

Saturday, October 11, 2025

#30: The Crucible

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

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Tags: 1953, Arthur Miller, drama, period: Colonial America, theatre, theme: witchcraft

Friday, October 10, 2025

#28: The Man Who Laughs

The Man who Laughs

Paul Leni

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Tags: 1928, drama, Paul Leni, period: early modern Europe, silent film, USA

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

#24: Mother Joan of the Angels

Mother Joan of the Angels

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

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Tags: 1961, black & white, drama, film, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, period: early modern Europe, Poland, religious horror, theme: possession

#22: Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath

Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Tags: 1943, black & white, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Denmark, drama, film, period: early modern Europe, theme: witchcraft

#21: The Countess

The Countess

Julie Delpy

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Tags: 2009, drama, film, France, Germany, Julie Delpy, period: early modern Europe, theme: serial killer, theme: vampires, thriller

Monday, September 22, 2025

#6: The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman

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Tags: 1957, drama, film, historical fantasy, Ingmar Bergman, period: medieval Europe, Sweden, theme: pandemic

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

The Right Stuff

Philip KaufmanInitial release: October 21, 1983 (USA)

Friday, April 17, 2026

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Peter WeirInitial release: August 8, 1975 (Australia

Thursday, April 16, 2026

The Elephant Man

David LynchInitial release: October 10, 1980 (USA)

Saturday, April 4, 2026

A Face in the Crowd

Elia Kazan

Friday, February 27, 2026

Ace in the Hole

Billy Wilder

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Germany, Year Zero

Roberto Rosselini

Thursday, January 22, 2026

The Human Condition

Masaki Kobayashi

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

In This Corner of the World

Sunao Katabuchi/MAPPA

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The PlayTone World War II Trilogy

Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg

Thursday, December 25, 2025

The Boy and the Heron

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Brotherhood of the Wolf

Christophe Gans

Saturday, October 11, 2025

The Crucible

Arthur Miller

Friday, October 10, 2025

The Man who Laughs

Paul Leni

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Mother Joan of the Angels

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Day of Wrath

Carl Theodor Dreyer

The Countess

Julie Delpy

Monday, September 22, 2025

The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman

Philip Kaufman
Initial release: October 21, 1983 (USA)

Peter Weir
Initial release: August 8, 1975 (Australia

David Lynch
Initial release: October 10, 1980 (USA)