Were scientists to engineer an uncut, 100-proof cult sensation, it would probably look, sound, and kick like this. Of course, like a lot of synthetic drugs, Mandy could also cause its fair share of overdoses, at least for those with a less-than sky-high tolerance for nonstop ‘trippy’ lunacy.

Jean-Luc Godard's video series Histoire(s) du Cinéma, consists of eight episodes made over a period of ten years and is an extraordinary look at the medium through the eyes of this unique filmmaker. Hugely ambitious in scope, the series covers a wide range of topics from the birth of cinema to Italian neo-realism to Hollywood and beyond.

Cascading through time, Mascha Schilinski’s orchestrates echoes of past experience into transcendent poetic cinema. Surfacing evocative, gilded imagery from the shadows of femininity, Sound of Falling confirms the tremendous talents of its ambitious writer-director.

Were scientists to engineer an uncut, 100-proof cult sensation, it would probably look, sound, and kick like this. Of course, like a lot of synthetic drugs, Mandy could also cause its fair share of overdoses, at least for those with a less-than sky-high tolerance for nonstop ‘trippy’ lunacy.

Kuala Lumpur replaces Taipei as Tsai’s metropolis of choice, but the return to his country of birth certainly doesn’t yield any fondness or nostalgia. As ever, Tsai makes breathtaking use of space, juxtaposing the cramped and tangled interiors of apartment buildings with the cavernous gorges of multi-story construction sites.

Though the most popular of Buñuel’s films from his late French period, Belle de Jour may also be one of the most radical. A pristine psycho-cinematic puzzle – imparting to the viewers as much or as little profundity as they are willing to entertain.