Straight up, this is on my list of favorite films. David Fincher’s directing style can be hit or miss for me. For example, in The Social Network, I think his color filter look does not quite fit. But, in Se7en, the darker filters and darker color palette works quite well. This film, although very different from the other films I have talked about in this … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Se7en (1995)
I’ve been on an “end of the world” movie kick lately (gee, wonder why?). And, if you haven’t noticed, the 1990s are filled with end of the world movies. And 1998’s Deep Impact is currently streaming on Netflix. For those unfamiliar with the film, it’s about a comet that is going to hit the Earth and cause an Extinction Level Event. The United States knows … Continue reading 90s Flashback: Deep Impact
Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man. It seems very fitting that Clint Eastwood’s last Western would be a Revisionist Western. Having built a career acting in “good guy vs. bad guy” type films, it is refreshing to see that the final one has blurred lines between who is … Continue reading 68. Unforgiven (1992)
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. There are very few movies that I consider perfect. This, my friends, is one of them. From the writing, to the acting, to the music, to the cinematography, it’s all just perfect. The writing, I think, is this films strongest asset. Right from the beginning of … Continue reading 72. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
