Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Desert Island Film 80

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A masterful noir that seems like one of the two or three biggest influences on The Godfather and on Scorsese's style
Monday, October 30, 2023

Desert Island Film 79

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Ashby, Towne, Beatty and one of the greatest films ever about Los Angeles
Friday, October 27, 2023

Desert Island Film 78

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One of the most memorable cinematic discoveries for me in the last five years
Thursday, October 26, 2023

Desert Island Film 77

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 Arthur Penn's noir with a memorable Hackman and Melanie Griffith
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Desert Island Film 76

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Ray captures the buoyant feelings of innocence masterfully
Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Desert Island Film 75

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Perhaps the first of Scorsese's films with that primal energy he would become known for
Monday, October 23, 2023

Desert Island Film 74

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Has the New Wave's keen interest and eye in youth, female beauty and the sea
Friday, October 20, 2023

Desert Island Film 73

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For so many reasons, including one of the great closing scenes in the history of film
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Desert Island Film 72

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One of the most underrated filmmakers' most underrated films
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Desert Island Film 71

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The more I watch, the more Ford seems like the narrative version of Wiseman, a filmmaker deeply concerned with our institutions and the very...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Desert Island Film 70

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Not to be missed.  One of France's great action films and one of its greatest filmmakers greatest films.
Monday, October 16, 2023

Desert Island Film 69

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Unrelenting and powerful and one of the key American New Wave films
Sunday, October 15, 2023

My Current Top 50

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I see so many movies that every now and then I like to take a step back and think about where I would rate them all. Here’s what I would cal...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Desert Island Film 68

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 One of Bunuel's most free-flowing and liberated films
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Desert Island Film 67

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For fans of long takes and of the work of Hou Hsiao-hsien.  A great example of a 21st century art film.