If you still associate Dick Maas only with "that one title" (you know which one), this program is exactly what you need to refocus your memory. Eye presents a complete overview of Maas' work: all feature and short films, plus a selection music videos which he directed - including screenings at 35mm. That's not just nostalgia; it makes the difference between "reviewing at home on the couch" and "this is why this worked back then."
The timing is not coincidental, either. In 2026, the 40 years ago that Flodder shaking up the Dutch film landscape, and at the same time Maas celebrates his 75th birthday - Eye is using that moment to showcase his status as an audience director and genre builder in one fell swoop. So don't expect a polite tribute, but programming that shows just how hard Maas always drew his own line: humor, horror, action, and zero need to make it neat for taste police.
Specifically, what you get: the big titles (such as The elevator, Flodder, Amsterdamned, Down, Saint, Prey) but ALSO things that many people never mention in the same breath as Maas, such as his early short films and his iconic clips for Golden Earring - Twilight Zone and When the Lady Smiles are explicitly mentioned in the programming surrounding this review. This makes it feel less like "film series" and more like a full map of his style: tension tightly tuned, timing dry, and always just too much guts.
Eye is bringing all of Dick Maas's feature and short films back to the big screen for the first time, complemented by music videos.
There is also a forward-viewing hook to it: the view is positioned by Eye in the shadow of Amsterdamned II, the sequel to Amsterdamned (1988), with which Maas returns to cinema after nearly a decade. Eye explicitly mentions this as part of the program's context. So you don't have to choose between "reviewing classics" and "keeping up": this is exactly the intersection of both.
In short: if you want to catch one series that is simultaneously fun, hard-hitting and says something about Dutch film culture without getting heavy, this is it. And if you have friends who claim that Dutch film "can't be done," take them to The elevator or Amsterdamned and let the room do the work.