1. A Serious Man (The Coen Brothers) A film that has inched it’s way up to my number one of this decade ever so slowly. I always loved this film, but it’s meant more to me the more I watch it. The existential crisis movie to beat all existential crisis movies. 2. Mulholland Drive (David Lynch) The […]

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1. The Three Colors Trilogy (Krysztof Kieslowski) Deeply beautiful, metaphysical trilogy of films based on the idea behind the three colors of the French Flag Blue=Liberty, White=Equality, and Red=Fraternity. These aren’t political films, but rather they are deeply felt films about the human condition. 2. Miller’s Crossing (The Coen Brothers) The Coen’s hard boiled Irish Gangster picture […]

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1. My Dinner With Andre (Louis Malle) Wonderful film about a conversation at dinner between two friends. A simple premise but pulled off amazingly by the two actors who also wrote the screenplay. I am pulled in by this movie everytime. 2. The Last Temptation of Christ (Martin Scorsese) Scorsese’s look at the life of Jesus and […]

Read More The Top Ten Films of the 1980s

1. Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman): Not the most well known of 70s cinema but worshipped by those who have seen it as a cult classic. This car racing movie which isn’t really about racing but about alienation, misfits, and youth and lonliness. Really what the best of 70s cinema was about. Music star James Taylor hangs […]

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1. Jules and Jim (Francois Truffaut): A tragic story but made with such cinematic joy, it’s hard not to feel exuberance when watching it. A film that feels so alive and full of vibrancy, made by the one filmmaker who loved film perhaps more than anyone else. 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick): In my opinion, Kubrick’s […]

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1. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu): The film about family, life, and death. Changed my life in so many ways, Can’t say more 2. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock): Hitchcock’s greatest film, or at least the one I’ve seen the most of. I can’t really get tired of watching it, it’s endlessly entertaining and really a great commentary […]

Read More Top Ten Films of the 1950s

1. It’s a Wonderful Life (Frank Capra): A film I can’t quite quit. I’ve seen it a million times, yet something draws me back to it each year. Most people grasp on to the inspirational message of a man making a difference, but the darker aspects of it really keep me interested. George Bailey is really […]

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Arguably the greatest decade, and for my money the most difficult to narrow down to ten films. But here it goes… 1. Horse Feathers (1932): My favorite comedy of all time. Yes there are better produced, more innovative films of the 1930s but the Marx Brothers never get old for me. They cheer me up when […]

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  Hey all I’m still in hibernation mode for a bit. I’m recuperating from finishing a semester of school after a long hiatus from it. I’ll be back hopefully with some blogs, but I just thought it would be fun for a bit by counting down the decades of movies. I did this a number […]

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1. Topaz (1969) Hitchcock’s long but intriguing political thriller. His most labyrinth story, with multiple characters doesn’t quite gel but has some great set pieces. *** out of 4 2. Family Plot (1976) Hitchcock’s last film is underrated, very enjoyable light crime caper. Written by “North by Northwest” scribe Ernest Lehman it’s old fashioned for the time […]

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