Tarkovsky’s swan song before tragically passing on at the ripe age of 54. Despite him only making 6 feature films prior to The Sacrfice, the precision and cinematic attentiveness that he brings to every element of this film leaves one with the impression that no one understands this visual medium better than Tarkovsky. This is one of the most original and intelligently thought out films about the relationship between a father and son that I’ve ever seen, taking the abstract…

If your friend says “I only watch movies once”, slap them. I saw this movie the first time in my Freshman year and was bored to tears. I didn’t like anything about it. The second time I saw it I liked it a lot more. The pacing didn’t feel as unbearable and I picked up on many themes and subtleties in the acting that I hadn’t before. The third time I watched it, I thought it was one of the…