The greatest serial killer film since M. Many have tried to replicate it, and all have failed. Finchers’ dark vision works in a lot of other projects; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Zodiac, Fight Club, etc. but none come close to this. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt have great chemistry and the duality of their two characters (sort of like Virgil and Dante in “Dante’s Inferno”) is deeper than the young cop-veteran cop trope that was done so often in the…
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The Royal Tenenbaums 2001
One of my favorite films ever. Tackles the complexity of interfamilial relationships in a way that is truly uncanny. There’s good, bad, ugly…but it’s all worthwhile. If you’re lucky enough, you wouldn’t trade it for the world. It doesn’t lose its edge and never feels sappy, but damnit it gets me every time. The cast is incredible. It hits a little different now that Gene Hackman resides in heaven. Simultaneously tragic and heartwarming in a way that only Wes Anderson can pull off.
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Black Christmas 1974
Between the transitions and POV/tracking shots I don’t think you can film a horror movie better than this. Eventually the genre as a whole gets elevated (sometimes) by good music and more twists, but I actually appreciate the simplicity of Black Christmas and you’ve just gotta show love to the OG.
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