Exiled (2006)

Johnnie To has a pretty lengthy filmography, with countless credits as director or producer; many say that the guy has all but single-handedly kept the Hong Kong film industry afloat for the past decade. His movies run the gamut from great (Running Out of Time) to good (Election) to obnoxious (Fulltime Killer).
Using this scale, Exiled [...]

Clockers (1995)

Clockers are the lowest rung on the drug distribution ladder; they keep a consistent, ’round-the-clock vigil on an area (hence their name), always on the lookout for buyers. Clockers dream of moving up the ladder, but between persistent sweeps by narcotics cops and the near-constant threat of violent death by rivals, this dream is rarely [...]

Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Fitzcarraldo’s troubled creation precedes it. Almost any review of the film mentions one or more of the following: director Werner Herzog reshot the film from scratch with actor Klaus Kinski after original lead Jason Robards dropped out for health concerns; Kinski’s intensely violent quarreling with Herzog and the crew; Herzog filming a scene onboard a [...]