Probably the perfect dramedy! Iconic soundtrack, iconic Margot Tenenbaum coat, and the perfect capper to Gene Hackman’s career. (RIP)

Great Faustian performance from John Malkovich and a captivating German Expressionist style performance for Willem Dafoe, but the film's visuals pale compared to the source material.

I do love the shot where Schreck/Orlok turns into dust that's juxtaposed with the film reel crackling out. Also, damn, it was really hard to make movies in the 1920s, but thank goodness for morphine and random rich guys.

Dark hangout movie from the Big Three of Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and Nicolas Cage. A worm’s eye view of humanity from the edge-of-crash-out Cage/Dante and his various Virgils (Everyman John Goodman, Lascivious Ving Rhames, Chaotic Tom Sizemore) set to a jukebox of proper bangers.

Dnd: Honor Among Thieves has quips on quips and setpieces on setpieces. It seems that directors love the property, but don’t take themselves too seriously. Rege Jean Page as the paladin is the standout performance as well as Hugh Grant as Icewind Dale’s answer to the Wizard of Oz.