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Movie of the Week – Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown | Quentin Tarantino | 1997 I truly believe that in the evolution of Quentin Tarantino as a filmmaker Jackie Brown might be the most important piece. Of course, Tarantino had made a touchstone picture in Pulp Fiction and he’s gone on to make flashier and more complex film since, but Jackie Brown feels [...]
Movie of the Week – Drive
Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn | 2011 Drive is as near a perfect movie as I can recommend. That said, I’d guess that most passive movie watchers will not like it for the reasons I do: Near perfect soundtrack (Cliff Martinez is amazing.) Gut Wrenching Violence (This is what an R Rating is for.) Ryan Gosling’s Idiot Savant Performance [...]
Movie of the Week – The Shop Around the Corner
The Shop Around The Corner | Ernst Lubitsch | 1940 When James Stewart was at the height of his career, there was no more likeable actor. Even when playing a creep (Vertigo), he was still Jimmy Stewart. Part of his appeal came from branding – honest, average, hard-working. The brand suggests we’re just like him, [...]
Movie of the Week – The Apartment
The Apartment | Billy Wilder | 1960 There was a time when Billy Wilder was king, and rightly so. Wilder’s resume includes: Sabrina, Some Like it Hot, Double Indemnity & The Apartment. Cameron Crowe, one of Wilder’s most adamant fans, literally wrote the book on Wilder’s importance. Frankly, it’s hard to image a Cameron Crowe film without Billy Wilder. [...]
