In 2007, the American Film Institute revised their previous 1998 list of the 100 best American films of all time. This weekly column will explore my thoughts on select films from this list, mostly following along with the Unspooled Podcast, which inspired my journey to complete the AFI Top 100. You can also follow my…
Read more AFI Top 100: Goodfellas
[written by Jack Draper] When we think of a typical protagonist, we think of someone we aspire to be like and not relate to, such as James Bond or Captain America who are rooted in the idea of good and uphold conflict with the bad. In the 80s we began to see more flawed leading…
Read more Something Wild and After Hours: 80s New York at Its Peak
25. Enemy 24. Her 23. I Saw The Devil 22. Walden 21. Tower 20. Lost River 19. A Long Day’s Journey Into Night 18. The House That Jack Built 17. Blue Valentine 16. Mother! 15. High Life 14. The VVitch 13. Post Tenebras Lux 12. Apocalypse After 11. Hard To Be A God 10. Holy…
Read more The Best of the 2010s – Chris
Rick and Ilsa, Jack and Rose, Mia and Sebastian, and now Nicole and Charlie. Sometimes the best couples in film just aren’t meant to be together in the end. Unlike these other couples, Adam Driver’s Charlie and Scarlett Johansson’s Nicole did get married and shared their lives with each other for many years with no…
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