In the early days of Alamo, I was the only programmer and the theater programming was a direct reflection of my personal tastes. As we’ve grown, we’ve added other voices with diverse perspectives and the programming has definitely matured. But my own personal recommendations are driven by my love of the strange, the unexpected, the delightfully weird. My favorite feeling in the world, and really the reason I got into this business in the first place, is when you walk out of a cinema with goosebumps, having seen something fresh, original and often out-of-this world.
Below is a list of films that gave me goosebumps over the years: the films of Bong Joon Ho; the transcendent documentary we distributed at Drafthouse Films, The Act of Killing and many others. Enjoy!
Collections
Tim's Picks
13 Assassins
2h
21m
•
Action, Adventure
•
2011
The Act of Killing
1h
55m
•
Documentary
•
2013
Big Man Japan
1h
53m
•
Action, Comedy
•
2007
Borgman
1h
53m
•
Fantasy, Drama
•
2013
Brimstone and Glory
1h
7m
•
Documentary
•
2017
Dogtooth
1h
37m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2009
The Final Member
1h
15m
•
Documentary
•
2012
Four Lions
1h
52m
•
Comedy, Crime
•
2010
History of Future Folk
1h
25m
•
Comedy, Musical
•
2012
Found Footage Festival: Volume 9
1h
25m
•
VHS, Strange
•
2019
The Golden Glove
1h
50m
•
Crime, Drama
•
2019
Goldberg & Eisenberg
1h
30m
•
Comedy, Fantastic Fest
•
2013
The Host
2h
0m
•
Action, Drama
•
2007
I Am a Knife with Legs
1h
23m
•
Musical, Comedy
•
2014
Junun
54m
•
Documentary
•
2015
Let the Right One In
1h
55m
•
Drama, Romance
•
2008
Men And Chicken
1h
44m
•
Comedy, Drama
•
2015
Mother
2h
9m
•
Crime, Drama
•
2009
Nosferatu with score by Brown Whörnet
1h
34m
•
Horror, Silent
•
1922
Nothing Bad Can Happen
1h
50m
•
Drama
•
2013
Peace Officer
1h
45m
•
Documentary
•
2015
Parasite
2h
11m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2019
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
1h
41m
•
Comedy, Drama
•
2014
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
2h
2m
•
Drama, Romance
•
2020
R100
1h
39m
•
comedy, drama
•
2013
Rubber
1h
22m
•
Absurdist, Comedy
•
2010
Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
2h
9m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
2002
Tikkun
1h
59m
•
Drama, Supernatural
•
2015
The Wailing
2h
37m
•
Horror
•
2016
The Tribe
2h
11m
•
Drama
•
2014
Wake In Fright
1h
49m
•
Drama, Thriller
•
1971
The World of Kanako
1h
58m
•
Drama, Mystery
•
2014