They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Jane Fonda and Gig Young make the Depression, well, depressing.
The Paper Chase
"Call your mother and tell her there is serious doubt about you ever becoming a lawyer."
Topkapi
Take "Giulio the Human Fly" over Tom Cruise.
High Noon
The history of the Western world in Gary Cooper's face.
Barbarella
"Who seduces an angel? Who strips in space? Who conveys love by hand?"
Barfly
Bukowski, Rourke, Dunaway, and drinks by the dozen. Now, do it again.
Una Giornata Particolare (A Special Day)
Sad Mastroianni and Loren leave an indelible mark on Scola's Fascist-era film
Stagecoach
Ford's classic Western puts a young John Wayne at the service of melancholy.
Irréversible (Irreversible)
Gaspar Noé's "celebrated" rape scene is only a piece of an unbearable (and smart) film.
Five Easy Pieces
Jack stripping down sandwich components is the least of it.
The Pawnbroker
Shaky movie from Lumet, but Rod Steiger is anything but that.
The Truman Show
Overrated. Underrated. Doesn't matter. Fundamentally interesting.