The Game

The Game

★★★★ Director: David Fincher Year: 1997 I've been wanting to watch this for so long that I had forgotten. Ever since it came out with one of the ...

The Shining

The Shining

★★★★ Director: Stanley Kubrick Year: 1980 It's taken all of these years for me to finally see this masterpiece. Everyone is surprised I had never seen it. But ...

Enough Said

Enough Said

★★★★ Director: Nicole Holofcener Year: 2013 My wife called this a female Woody Allen film. So apros-apros. Great acting, although I was surprised that most of the actors ...

Marwencol

Marwencol

★★★★ Director: Jeff Malmberg Year: 2010 Everyone needs to see this documentary. The incredibly story of Mark Hogancamp's WWII recreations are stark, gorgeous and therapy. The premise is just ...

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

★★★★ Director: Elia Kazan Year: 1954 One of those classics that I never saw. Marlon Brando utters his most famous line. And yet, I couldn't help wonder why ...

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

★★★★ Director: John Schlesinger Year: 1976 Seventies thrillers are amazing. The pacing, the jump cuts and the bad sound. It really puts you on edge. I didn't know ...

Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

★★★★ Director: Woody Allen Year: 1999 This was the second time I've seen this and it definitely is a repeat worthy film. First off, Sean Penn is incredible. The ...

Don’t Stop Believing

Don’t Stop Bel

★★★★ Director: Ramona S. Diaz Year: 2012 I've been wanting to see this ever since I heard about it during the Tribeca Film Festival. Imagine my surprise finding ...

World War Z

World War Z

★★★★ Director: Marc Forster Year: 2013 So I've read the book and yes, it's nothing like it. But what I enjoyed about this film is the updated style ...

American Beauty

American Beauty

★★★★ Director: Sam Mendes Year: 1999 I hadn't seen this film since it came out, which would have been over 14 years ago. Wow, this movie aged well. ...

Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters

Gregory Crewdson: Br

★★★★ Director: Ben Shapiro Year: 2012 I've been dying to see this film ever since I saw the trailer. Gregory Crewdson is one of the most amazing photographers ...

Girls: Season 1

Girls: Season 1

★★★★ Creator: Lena Dunham Year: 2012 Everyone kept talking about this series so I had to watch it. With all of the articles written about Lena Dunham, I ...

Before Midnight

Before Midnight

★★★★ Director: Richard Linklater Year: 2013 I absolutely love the Before series. Where as Before Sunset was pure dialogue genius, this one is a little bit more painful ...

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkn

★★★★ Director: J.J. Abrams Year: 2013 As someone who didn't grow up watching Star Trek, I don't know much of the backstory. So I found this to be ...

Shut Up and Play the Hits

Shut Up and Play the

★★★★ Director: Will Lovelace, Dylan Southern Year: 2012 I've never been an LCD Soundsystem fan. Actually, there was only one song I recognized from the film. But this ...

Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel

Diana Vreeland: The

★★★★ Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt Year: 2011 I didn't know much about Diana Vreeland but now am astonished just how influential she was to not only ...

The Prestige

The Prestige

★★★★ Director: Christopher Nolan Year: 2006 I'm not sure how I missed this film. I love Christopher Nolan films and this was after Memento. Absolutely phenomenal. Hugh Jackman ...

Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania

★★★★ Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Year: 2012 I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the trailers. But on a long flight to the west coast, I needed a ...