Francis Ford Coppola reinvented the gangster genre with his 1972 masterpiece “The Godfather”, a film chronicling the syndicate of a New York mafia family headed by Vito Corleone (Brando). The story unfolds as his beloved son Michael returns from war a hero with no interest to join the family business. However, after the don declinesContinue reading “Great Scenes: “The Godfather””
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Film Review: “Whiplash” ★★★★★ (5/5)
Who would’ve thought that the most intense and suspenseful film of the year would revolve around a drummer trying to perfect his craft in a classroom? Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash” is not your typical inspirational teacher-student film. In fact, if anything, it completely sidesteps every cliché of the sub-genre. The result is the most unpredictable andContinue reading “Film Review: “Whiplash” ★★★★★ (5/5)”
Great Scenes: “25th Hour”
Spike Lee’s most significant New York film since his breakthrough, “Do the Right Thing”, revolves around the last day of freedom for Monty Brogan (Norton), a convicted drug dealer about to embark on a seven year stretch in prison. Lee sets the tone of a post-9/11 New York with an opening shot of two lightContinue reading “Great Scenes: “25th Hour””
The Cinephile Fix 