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With an inspired performance by Steve Coogan, this wacky drama about the Manchester music scene travels in time to portray a way of relating to music that’s now partly extinct. Smartly blending archival footage with fictional characters, 24 Hour Party People dances to the beat of its own drum.

From Italian master of the macabre Lamberto Bava (son of the great Mario Bava), and co-written and produced by Dario Argento, this film in true 1980s horror fashion turns on pop culture (here, the movies) attacking the audience. Soundtrack by Claudio Simonetti.

In this inimitable cult classic starring a magnetic Lee Pace, singular filmmaker Tarsem crafts a magical love letter to the power of storytelling and the human imagination. Now restored in spectacular 4K, this visual feast of magnificent costumes and stunning locations rivals the wildest of dreams.

One hazard hides another in Mike Cheslik’s boldly lo-fi comedy, which tracks its hapless hero across a wintry cartoon-scape. Retrofitting video-game cadences to the practical genius of silent-era slapstick, this uproariously loopy film opens up a brave new world of sight gags and stuntwork.

Director Harmony Korine has been a cult hero of American cinema for two decades now and Mister Lonely, one of his more low-key triumphs, shows his gift for oddball beauty and unique understanding of celebrity and outcasts. A strange, sweet, undiluted vision. Bonus: Herzog and Carax are in it!

Dancing! Fashion! French Existentialism! Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s glittering time capsule of the ’90s club scene in downtown New York has it all. As a chronic reveler in search of another calling, Parker Posey fizzes with screwball charm in one of the most iconic films of her “Queen of Indie” era.

Taking copyrighted characters for a joyride, Vera Drew’s inventive take on the superhero film bounces between different visual styles, including dynamic animation and puppetry. Basking in the thrill of pastiche, this daring debut keenly expresses the trans experience through the lens of pop culture.