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Citizen Kane

1941

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

Watched with mom before I show her Mank tomorrow night and she fell asleep x

Do the Right Thing

1989

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

Truly a pleasure to sing the praises of Do The Right Thing and talk briefly about a timeless tale of prejudice and pain in our latest article at Loud and Clear.

It’s impossible to have all the answers at a moment like this, but through art, we can come to a deeper understanding of experiences outside our immediate environment, and we can begin a conscious effort to change our actions for the better.

Very proud to be a part of this piece.

Spike Lee Ranked

Do the Right Thing

1989

★★★★★ Liked 1

“Left-Hand Hate KOed by Love.”

Painfully prescient and instantly iconic. Spike’s magnum opus.

Please consider taking the time out of your day to donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to those protesting the murder of George Floyd. Anything helps.

BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Spike Lee Ranked

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

★★½ 8

I know, I know.

This rating is probably sacrilegious. 

However, while I found Lawrence of Arabia to be BEYOND beautiful (simply some of the most stunning cinematography I’ve ever seen), I... was so absolutely emotionally detached throughout almost the entire elongated runtime.

I’m not opposed to long films by any means (Boyhood is one of my favorite films of all time, and I do have quite a soft spot for Gone with the Wind), but I just kept searching for…

City Lights

1931

★★★★ Liked 2

Charlie Chaplin is the ONLY man I trust and that is FINAL

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

★★★ 2

Watching Christmas movies in May... I’m so random, I can’t believe I just did that

Christmas Movies Ranked

Some Like It Hot

1959

★★★★★ Liked 1

“I don't care how rich he is, as long as he has a yacht, his own private railroad car, and his own toothpaste.”

Sugar’s standards are THE blueprint.

1950s: Favorites From Every Year

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

★★★ 3

Sadly found this to be the least accessible of any of Kubrick’s works that I’ve watched thus far, but willing to it that this is likely due to my lack of familiarity  with the historical context, as well as having a fair bit of the humor fly over my head.

Certainly still splendidly shot (though much less visually striking than 2001 or A Clockwork Orange) and excellently acted, but overall, this is likely one I appreciate more than outright adore.

Stanley Kubrick Ranked