Juror 8 > Juror 4 > Juror 5 > Juror 9 > Juror 11 > Juror 1 > Juror 6 > Juror 2 > Juror 3 > Juror 12 > Juror 10 > Juror 7. Fuck Juror 7.
Anyway, this is certainly one of those films that’s quality will never drop in my eyes. The argument that 12 Angry Men has the greatest screenplay in the history of cinema is not a weak one. The way the film develops and unravels itself is narrative mastery seldom reached in any art form.…
I love this film more than I can express. There is nothing so tender, so bitter, or so human in the annals of cinema. The fact that such a film can carry a degree of depth as immense as this, that something so simplistic can be so incredibly layered and nuanced, is a testament to the beauty, complexity, and quiet struggle of the human plight. Not a character, not a scene, not a line of dialogue is wasted in this…
I feel as though it is more difficult to talk about Ozu films. There is something that constantly evades me when I try to express my admiration for him and his work. To try and transcribe such plain and simplistic beauty into crude words seems almost trivial. I will, however say this much: more-so than with any other director, it is a pleasure to watch Ozu films. They are not thrilling or piercingly philosophical, merely pleasant. There is a particular…
I had an inkling that this would become my new number one Hitchcock on a rewatch, and that inkling has been justified. Just pure, consistent mastery. The way Hitchcock is able to sustain intrigue so effectively is just astounding. And in particular, this is certainly the Hitchcock film with the best use of tension - of which there are many. The vibrancy with which he scans over New York suburbia, the way his camera movements alone develop the narrative, the…
