Killing (2018) – Shinya Tsukamoto.

I'm a life-long admirer of inventive iconoclast Shinya Tsukamoto and, for me, his spare, brutalist, fascinatingly contemplative take on the samurai genre is one of his very best. As always, the film-making chops are exemplary, but I must applaud both the dynamic performances which are truly mesmerising, and the utterly fantastic score by the greatly missed sonic genius Chu Ishikawa.