The Last Waltz

1978

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

If someone told me this was their favourite Scorcese I'd be like, "nice."

Boogie Nights

1997

★★★★½ Liked Watched

Now this is one of the best types of pictures, right here.

Could praise basically every aspect of this, but will highlight the cast—leads are all stellar, and so many unbelievable performances just sprinkled in the ing cast. Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy—Alfred Molina's scene in particular is an all-timer.

Knockout.

Casino

1995

★★★★★ Liked Watched

De Niro and Pesci are at the height of their powers here, in a film that accomplishes the grandeur and scope of Goodfellas but with a stronger emotional core—thanks in large part to Sharon Stone who is just incredible and brings an inherent truth to a really tragic character.

The filmmaking itself is just lights out as well. Beautiful cinematography, obviously, set design, costumes (the blazers!), SOUNDTRACK. Every element is just masterfully done by the master himself.

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

2019

★★★★ Liked Watched

A fascinating portrait of an incredible artist and a deeply flawed human being. I definitely commend the filmmakers for being able to balance celebrating Miles’ incredible body of work while also not shying away from the horrible things he did, particularly to the women in his life.

My only complaint is that it isn’t two hours longer! Man’s career spanned 6 decades and trying to cram that into two hours felt like we were flying past a ton of details along the way.

The Big Lebowski

1998

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

“It’s good knowin’ he’s out there, The Dude.”

Life of Brian

1979

★★★★ Liked Rewatched

There’s some stuff that really doesn’t age well in here, but overall still a classic comedy.

La Haine

1995

★★★★★ Liked Watched

liberté. egalité. fraternité.

Being a film about Parisian hood rats should be enough reason to give this a go, and I’m sure I can say nothing of this masterpiece that hasn’t been said before, but...

Wow.

God damn poetry in motion, and boy does this thing stick the landing.

ELECTRIC from start to finish, from the performances to the cinematography, with razor-sharp writing and editing... it’s all just so beautiful! And perhaps more relevant now than ever.

Watch it with the boys, and hold them close so they know you cherish them.

The Dark Knight

2008

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched

Yoda stealing Luke’s food and fighting with R2-D2 over a flashlight is the greatest character introduction of all time. Also Jesus Christ this film’s score is UNTOUCHABLE.

GoodFellas

1990

★★★★½ Liked Rewatched

Ray Liotta’s laugh is mesmerizing and deeply unsettling.