The experimental artist on a mischievous musical from Melvin Van Peebles and the chaos spirals of Shirley Clarke.

The rising singer-songwriter on Abdellatif Kechiche’s visions of the mundane and the Safdie Brothers’ “shards of fallen dreams.”

The Sonic Youth co-founder on Adrian Lyne’s moody debut and Lucrecia Martel’s poolside sound design.

The director of We’re All Going to the World’s Fair on early internet horror and unknowable headspaces.