In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn’t go as planned. When stripped away of all the bizarreness, A Clockwork Orange is a very well formulated crime drama. But, why would you want to strip away all of the bizarreness? That’s what makes it so wonderful and timeless. First, I want to talk about Stanley … Continue reading 70. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
If you look into movie musical history, you will notice one large thing. You will notice one large gap from, roughly, the mid 1980s until the early 2000s. You’ll see that Walt Disney animated films filled a gap that movie musicals were leaving. I suppose that you could qualify these films as “movie musicals”, but they weren’t movie musicals in the traditional sense. They were … Continue reading Movie Musical Monday: Chicago (2002)
An African American police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town. This film is relevant today. What’s sad is that it shouldn’t be. Yet, here we are. A little background on the film: We open up with a murder. The most important man in the small southern town of Sparta, Mississippi has been murdered. The town isn’t really equipped … Continue reading 75. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
When looking at the films of Edgar Wright, the transition from comedy to action is unbelievably clear. I mean, just look at the Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy. Shaun of the Dead has some action in it, but none of it is the large explosion-y type of action. The focus in the film really is comedy. Move on to Hot Fuzz where there is a clear … Continue reading Baby Driver (2017) Review
“A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.” This film took me almost a week to watch. And that’s not because it’s long or anything like that. It’s because I feel asleep multiple times during the first forty or so minutes of the film, finally just paused it, and left it up on my … Continue reading 93. The French Connection (1971)
“The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.” Violence and redemption’s definitely the words I would use. The movie began, and the main title appeared on the screen, and I couldn’t help but smile. I’ve only seen this film twice before, but the opening titles have always … Continue reading 94. Pulp Fiction (1994)
