Burt Lancaster gives an absolutely excellent late-career performance in ATLANTIC CITY [1980]

THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER [1955] Directed by Charles Laughton

BOOGIE NIGHTS [1997] Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson DP: Robert Elswit ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

CARNAGE [2011] Directed by Roman Polanski ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This movie is absolutely hilarious. 95% of the movie takes place in a living room, in real time. Two married couples meet to sit and chat because their eleven year old children were in a physical alteration at school. The

THE THIN RED LINE [1998] Directed by Terrence Malick DP: John Toll ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I think this absolutely excellent movie, which is gaining respect year by year, was hurt by both timing and commercial interest. Another WW2 movie you may have heard of, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, released

I posted yesterday about genre preferences and it seems horror and sci-fi are underdogs. How do you feel about them? 🤔

Which of these actors has the body of work you like most? 🤔

Which of these actors has the body of work you like most? 🤔

Which of these movies do you like most?

SILENT RUNNING [1972] Directed by Douglas Trumbull An excellent, heartfelt 70s sci-fi with a great performance from Bruce Dern. I wouldn't call it overlooked, but I'd say these days it's not mentioned often.

Which do you like most? 🤔

SKYFALL [2012] Directed by Sam Mendes DP: Roger Deakins This is my favorite Craig era Bond film, and my second favorite entry (and theme song) overall behind Goldfinger.

ARRIVAL [2016] Directed by Denis Villeneuve

Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster in Fred Zinnemann's FROM HERE TO ETERNITY [1953]

Which of these performances do you like most? Not the movie, the ROLE.

Which of these sequels do you like most?

Which do you like most? 🤔

Are there are any movies in particular you've been meaning to watch recently? I don't mean your entire backlog of unseen movies, I mean most recently. For example, I've been meaning to see The Worst Person In The World (2021) and The Promised Land (2023).

THE BIG LEBOWSKI [1998] Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

THE SEVEN-UPS [1973] Directed by Philip D'Antoni This is an excellent, gritty action thriller that doesn't get mentioned a whole lot. It has French Connection / Dirty Harry vibes, featuring a strong performance from Roy Scheider two years before JAWS [1975].