Films like The Flower of Evil.

The Flower of Evil (2003) reads as Sombre, steady, measured thriller / family, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, 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.

Kansas City (1996) poster
1. Kansas City1996

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Girl Cut in Two (2007) poster
2. A Girl Cut in Two2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

With Friends Like These (2007) poster
3. With Friends Like These2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the heightened unreality; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Blues Harp (1998) poster
4. Blues Harp1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) poster
5. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Great Expectations (1998) (1998) poster
6. Great Expectations1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chihwaseon (2002) poster
7. Chihwaseon2002

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Making of Steel (1997) poster
8. The Making of Steel1997

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Unforgivable (2011) poster
9. Unforgivable2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Parade (2010) poster
10. Parade2010

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

No One Writes to the Colonel (1999) poster
11. No One Writes to the Colonel1999

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (1998) poster
12. Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are The Flower of Evil’s neighbours — where are yours?

Rate five posters and the same twelve axes read you — then tonight’s pick comes from your own centre of taste.

Find my film for tonight — 60 sec →