Films like Artificial Paradises.

Artificial Paradises (2012) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) (2015) poster
1. Fifty Shades of Grey2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Two Faces of January (2014) poster
2. The Two Faces of January2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive (2011) poster
3. Vysotsky: Thank You For Being Alive2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

From the Land of the Moon (2016) poster
4. From the Land of the Moon2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Yves Saint Laurent (2014) poster
5. Yves Saint Laurent2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Howling (2012) poster
6. Howling2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kill Your Darlings (2013) poster
7. Kill Your Darlings2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Who You Think I Am (2019) poster
8. Who You Think I Am2019

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

In the Name of... (2013) poster
9. In the Name of...2013

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

9to5: Days in Porn (2008) poster
10. 9to5: Days in Porn2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Holy Rollers (2010) poster
11. Holy Rollers2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Petals on the Wind (2014) poster
12. Petals on the Wind2014

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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