What is it about 'Back to the Future', really? I mean, I'm with everybody on it, it's one of my all-time favorites, like everybody, and this seems to be the one iconic '80s movie that even Hollywood sees absolutely no point in reviving or bringing back, and for good reason.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Jurassic Park’
I don't think I'd even rank 'Jurassic Park' among Spielberg's Top 20 features. Admittedly, that's as much a tribute to Spielberg's body of work than anything else, but this is basically just a well-made horror movie.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Days of Heaven’
Like the nature that foregrounds his work, and the character that are in conflict with it, Days of Heaven, and all of Malick’s film are constantly growing and evolving.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Pulp Fiction’
'Pulp Fiction,' is possibly the most influential movie made in my lifetime. It’s certainly the most important film made in the ‘90s. You might be able to argue better movies, but none are as influential and important at 'Pulp Fiction'. Hit the jump to read more about Tarantino's modern classic.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Almost Famous’
I remember saying of 'Almost Famous,' a few years ago that Cameron Crowe, who based the film on his own experience as a Rolling Stone journalist touring with bands like 'Led Zeppelin', and 'The Allman Brothers Band', that he was luckiest son-of-a-b*tch kid of all-time.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Casablanca’
I have spent literal weeks of my life where I did nothing but watch 'Casablanca'. I’ve probably seen it more than any other film, and there’s almost nothing I don’t know about it, and yet, it never fails to enthrall me.
Read More »CANON OF FILM: ‘Once’
In honor of the recent release of 'The Greatest Showman', we take a look back at one of the more under-seen musicals of the last decade, John Carney's 'Once'
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