I saw The Return a few years ago for either a HoF or a movie tournament, but I didn't remember much about it except that it had something to do with a father and his two sons. I rewatched it for this countdown, (mainly because it was nominated in a current HoF), and I liked it. I would have liked to find out more about why the father came back, because it didn't feel like it was just to reconnect with his sons. He seemed to have an ulterior motive, but unless I missed it, we never found out what it was.
WARNING: spoilers below
It is left somewhat ambiguous, but the father takes them to the island so that he can dig up a box in the abandoned house. We never see inside of it. It seems pretty implied that he has been in prison. Was it something he his before being taken to jail? The important part is that we understand that him taking the kids on a trip was mostly pretense for digging up the box. Did he intend to stay once he retrieved it? Maybe? I kind of like that some of those questions are left hanging.
Haven’t seen The Vanishing yet
I watched The Skin I Live In in preparation for the MoFo Horror Countdown. I loved it instantly. It's sexy, it's playful, and it's very stylish.