Brandon DuHamel

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Comedian and director Jacques Tati’s 1967 film PlayTime is, without a doubt, the filmmaker’s most technically accomplished creation. A complex satire on modern life in the post-industrial world, it remains a comedic extravaganza that elevates avant-garde cinema to breathtaking new heights. Nearly sixty years after its release, the film’s vision of a sterile, glass-and-steel future feels more prophetic than ever.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Snakes on a Plane had already become a viral sensation long before its theatrical debut, gaining a unique kind of film immortality. Directed by stuntman turned helmer David R. Ellis, the 2006 film is a seminal example of how internet buzz can surpass conventional Hollywood promotion.

Estimated reading time: 9 minutes Often disregarded and interesting in the canon of late-1960s Italian film is Una Iena in Cassaforte, which translates as “A Hyena in the Safe” or “A Hyena in the Vault”. Directed by Cesare Canevari and released in 1968, this film mixes the tight, gritty elements of a crime thriller with the vivid, surreal design of the giallo genre.