Rear Window, directed by master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock, centers on photographer L. B. Jeffries (Jimmy Stewart) who is confined to a wheelchair and spends his time spying on his neighbors from his apartment window. He is in a lackluster relationship with a model (Grace Kelly) who he is ready to split up with. Suddenly, he witnesses suspicious behavior from a neighbor of his and involves her in the plot. This brings them closer together as a couple but also exposes them to danger. This film is highly entertaining and one of Hitchcock's best.
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Rashomon 1950
Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon is a post-modernist masterpiece that centers around a mysterious murder of a samurai and the rape of his wife which is told from multiple perspectives by the various witnesses who saw it occur. The movie jumps around in a non-linear fashion, depicting the viewpoints of the different characters. It shows the unreliable nature of memory when it is wrapped up in the emotions and motives of those who have them. The cinematography in the movie is stunning. This is one of my favorite Kurosawa film that I highly recommend!
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood 2019
Another great entry into the Quentin Tarantino canon, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" yet again presents clever storytelling and visually stunning camerawork which Tarantino's fans have come to expect from his movies. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, veteran Tarantino actors well versed in his style, are great playing a dynamic duo, one a fading Hollywood actor and the other his stunt double. They have to navigate through the ever changing world of Hollywood. The movie contains Tarantino's signature violence,…
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Summer with Monika 1953
Another stellar early film by Ingmar Bergman, Summer with Monika, released in 1953, remains a powerful film so many years later. The two main characters, Monika and Harry, rebel against their drab lives in Stockholm for one summer of passion in the Swedish wilderness. Summer with Monika is all about the joys escaping to another world. It is also about returning back to reality and choosing whether or not to face up to it. When the two lovers return to…