A bronx-swanky masterpiece of sociological civilization analysis, experimental cinematography styles, jazzy soundscape, intellectually-sophisticated cynicistic worldview, & definitive De Niro performance for a legend Scorsese flick. 9.6/10. ……… Read more “Taxi Driver (1976)”
Category: Classics
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
One of the most stylized depictions of violence & teenage spirit ever filmed with a cleverly-meta juxtaposition of insouciant classical waltzes & sadistic thrills by its psychologically-twisted protagonist, A.C.O.’s striking dystopian mastercraft. 9.4/10.
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M (1931)
A skin-crawling crime film with noir/arthouse elements, a legendary Lorre performance, terrific Fritz Lang direction laden with mystery, and stark ponderances on society and criminality decades ahead of its time. 8.8/10.
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Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
A wet, weird, wonderful Amazonian mystery/horror B-flick completing a quintet of classic Universal Monster Movies, CFTBL might not hit the high notes of its UN-kin, but is nonetheless a campy proto sci-fi jolt of innovatively-filmed bioscares. 7.5/10.
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Fight Club (1999)
One of the most outrageous/incendiary masterpieces to ever come out Hollywood, Fincher’s Fight Club packs a punch with wild sociopathic satire, sensory overload-action pieces, and masterfully-contorted plot structure meriting academia. 9.4/10.
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
An idiosyncratic mix of neo-noir, black comedy, & pop culture-fueled badassery, Tarantino changed the rules of filmmaking with this 90’s masterpiece. 9.7/10. … Vincent Vega (John Travolta)…… Read more “Pulp Fiction (1994)”
Dial M For Murder (1954)
Another mantle piece for the definitive suspense master, Dial M For Murder boasts an unbelievably-intelligent ‘perfect-murder’ screenplay, twisty tale of jealousy/blackmail in classic-Hitchcockian auterism, elegant performances. 8.7/10.
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Breathless (1960)
A beautiful, sweeping example of the French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard’s indie masterpiece subverted every rule of narrative construction & revitalized a medium, inspirationally and stylishly-liberating the once-caged artform of cinema. 9.7/10.
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Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)
Audrey Hepburn positively lit up the screen in her show-stealing turn as Holly in this light, airy, glamorous romance picture that does Truman Capote’s novel proud – while additionally being perhaps the most influential rom-com ever made. 8.7/10.
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Seven Samurai (1956)
A masterpiece of filmmaking that stands as Akira Kurosawa’s greatest work and one of the Top 5 films of All-Time, Seven Samurai changed the medium’s landscape with stylistic battle scenes, revolutionized narrative elements, technical brilliance. 10/10.
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