“American Beauty” (1999) shoulders the weight of being the chosen representative as the best movie of the best year in cinema history. It won the
Considering that Quentin Tarantino isn’t a fan of Alfred Hitchcock (instead preferring filmmakers who took Hitch’s baton), it’s ironic that “Pulp Fiction” (1994) is Tarantino’s
Quentin Tarantino established Nineties Cool by combining the plotting and bang-bang action of the Seventies with a meta, knowing talkiness that arguably has not waned
“Double Indemnity” (1944), one of the most well-respected and influential film noirs, is a near-masterwork of plotting regardless of genre. It can be enjoyed as
“Some Like It Hot” (1959), perhaps Billy Wilder’s most crowd-pleasing film if not his deepest, is one of those special comedies that’s funny even in
George Miller returns to his most famous saga after a 30-year break and immediately shows he accumulated no rust in the interim. In some ways,
“Sunset Boulevard” (1950) is an immersive, delightful dive that makes us understand the price of celebrity culture while also glorying in Hollywood history. Gloria Swanson
Although many rom-coms have used the broad structure of “The Apartment” (1960’s Best Picture winner), few have matched its genuineness. At the broadest glance, C.C.
Director Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) stands as a wonderful Christmastime perspective check. Along with James Stewart’s George Bailey, viewers should also remember
Jack Nicholson was too young for the first wave of noir, but luck would have it that he was in his prime for Seventies neo-noir.