Some movies know they’re movies. If done well, they are aware that their job is to tell us a story, and invite us along for the ride. Whenever y…
The Film Canon
A series of articles and reviews of older movies that have entered, well, the film canon, for being creatively or culturally important. Everything from Citizen Kane to The Breakfast Club to Fargo to The Dark Knight. So we can all create a diverse list of essential movies for the young folk cinephiles to watch
The Film Canon: On the Waterfront (1954)
Guilt is a sobering emotion. All of a sudden, wrong doings committed, less than favorable acts performed, all is brought to the forefront, ensuing sel…
The Film Canon: Star Wars (1977)
It feels a little silly to include Star Wars in a compendium of films you must see, if only because it’s a given that everyone’s already s…
The Film Canon: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
From start to finish, Bonnie and Clyde proves itself a vital part in the 1960’s movie revolution. Two bank robbers on a quest to conquer the law…
The Film Canon: Rashomon (1950)
This film was like s stage production. One act, followed by act two, all wrapped up in the climatic third and final act. It reminded of a modern film …
The Film Canon: Jules and Jim (1962)
François Truffaut’s Jules and Jim begins in a state of pure bliss. According to every movie everywhere, from roughly 1800 to the assassination o…
The Film Canon: Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Charged with the neorealism style of filmmaking, portraying a cultural shift in Rome post war, this film doesn’t coddle it’s audience but instead show…