Theatre of Blood - Vincent Price murders the theatre critics who passed him over for an important award - each murder corresponds to a death from one of the Shakespeare plays he's performed in that season. As you'd expect, it's hilariously over-the-top in almost every way - Price's character is even named "Edward Lionheart". How can anyone refuse that?
Happy End - short but sweet (and batshit insane) Czech movie where the entire film goes backwards, with the disjointed voice of the narrator (who's also the main character) interpreting his life as though the moment of death was his birth. Very clever and very funny.
Turbo Kid - if you like 80s nostalgia, hilarious gore and Michael Ironside villains, you'll probably love this.
Kirikou et la sorcière - charming French animation by Michel Ocelot based on West African folk tales. An intelligent newborn boy (who can also run extremely fast) decides to rescue his village from the evil sorceress terrorizing his people.
Charley Varrick - undervalued Don Siegel crime thriller featuring a badass Walter Matthau evading a badass Joe Don Baker after he's stolen a load of mob money in a bank robbery.
Brain Dead - Pullman and Paxton together! Effective psychological thriller that gets pretty surreal and really keeps you guessing until the end.
Stormy Weather - partly worth it for the Cab Calloway and Fats Waller bits, but mostly for the final five minutes, where the Nicholas Brothers perform one of the best tap dance numbers ever. I read somewhere that Fred Astaire apparently told them it was the greatest dance sequence he'd ever seen in a film; it's on Youtube for those interested.
Seven Beauties - amazing Italian film about a small time hood who weasels his way through the criminal justice system, the Second World War and life at a concentration camp. Giancarlo Giannini's absolutely immense.
An Inspector Calls - a great adaptation of Priestley's classic play, directed by Guy Hamilton (who'd go on to direct a few Bond movies) and featuring the always sublime Alistair Sim.
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