Sep 26, 2022
This week, we watch Ridley Scott's film that nearly swept the 2001 Academy Awards. In addition to some great action sequences, Russel Crow was at the height of his powers, and Jaoquin Pheonix provided us with one of the greatest portrayals of a villain we've seen on the screen. Gladiator (2001), directed by Ridley Scott.
Sep 19, 2022
This week, we watch the ground breaking debut feature from Christopher Nolan, who would go on to become one of the biggest directors of a generation. Moving both forwards and backwards in time, this film plays as a noir with a heaping dose of storytelling through editing. Memento (2000), directed by Christopher Nolan.
Sep 12, 2022
This week, we watch a modern animated classic. Somehow Wes Anderson was able to take his unique artistic vision to a fully stop-motion animated world, and produce what some of his fans (*points at self*) think of as his masterpiece. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), directed by Wes Anderson.
Sep 5, 2022
This week, we watch possibly the best behind the scenes movie documentary ever made. Stunning footage and audio recordings tell this deeply strange tale about the making of one of the all time classic films, Apocalypse now. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991), directed by Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper,...