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Z 1969
A genre defying, pulse-racing concoction of procedural thriller, action movie, human drama and scathing defiance, masterfully assembled into a work of singular urgency by Costa-Gavras.
Z is a film of such overbearing density and sprawling ambition that it feels as though it could collapse under the weight of its own intellectual discontent at any minute and yet it never does; scenes seem to just fold into one another, each one just as electrifying as the last. An adaptation of the…
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Husbands 1970
Cassavetes firing on all cylinders and submitting to every one of his cinematic predilections, no matter how messy or challenging.
Absolutely brutal, depressing, sad, brilliant... one of those movies where you can almost feel the hangover coming on yourself-you're not marathon drinking like Gus, Harry and Archie, but it's still exhausting keeping up with them and their terrorizing, misogynistic, self-destructive, midlife crisis/bender. A very difficult watch, but so worth the effort.
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The Wages of Fear 1953
An exciting and suspenseful thriller which is slightly held back by its bloated runtime. One hour of setting up the main objective is just way too long for me however my word... is this film sensational from that point onwards. A great depiction of greed, subtle critique of capitalism and a showcase of human desperation. Thematically the two films that instantly came to mind are There Will Be Blood and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Ending is unexpected but brilliant.
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The Hero 1966
My first film from Satyajit Ray, and wow what a way to start. This is such a complex character study about an actor that is gripping from start to finish. We see a lot of great dialogue scenes, dreams and flashback that delve into the psyche of a brash but complicated main character.
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