Bob Hoskins was one of the greatest. In the final scene of The Long Good Friday (1980), he silently replays the film's events in his head, ticking off signs of his ultimate downfall one by one. It's an acting masterclass. We'll never see another like Bob.

Sansho the Bailiff (1954, Mizoguchi) “Kenji Mizoguchi is capable of going beyond the limitations of coherent logic, and conveying the deep complexity and truth of the impalpable connections and hidden phenomena of life.” —Andrei Tarkovsky

i'd like to see some of you letterboxd posters get up there and hoop like this

Kiyoshi Kurosawa enters a small group of filmmakers that are incredibly in touch with the 21st century.

28 YEARS LATER (2025): Loved this. Between Boyle’s bracing formal ingenuity and Fiennes’ tremendous section - which is genuinely lovely, haunting and emotionally complex in a way I was not at all anticipating - this feels like an oasis in a dreary desert of studio films.

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Another chance for the excellent Leonie Benesch to go through the wringer of a stressful work environment, this time an understaffed hospital ward, their overworked conditions and escalating obstacles handled with great care and pathos. Very taut, empathetic and effective stuff.

Denzel Washington directed by Spike Lee

And the awful part is it’s across every streamer and distributor. Just look at the rollout for Nickel Boys, American Fiction, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. They give the illusion of backing Black talent just to set them up to fail.

Happiness tailored to you. Tomorrow. #RentalFamily

Good time to check out the original to prepare for Spike's newest joint

ainda estou aqui (2024) dir. walter salles

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imagine this being your directorial debut… jesus christ! soderbergh operates on a different level

Perhaps the greatest film ending of all time. Everything Tsutomu Yamazaki does in this scene, going through the whole gamult of emotions of the kidnapper, is amazing.

Evening viewing recommendation? On Criterion Channel, watch PEDICAB DRIVER (1989) in our Sammo Hung collection! bit.ly/3UDSZql Over the course of a legendary career, the performer-choreographer-director has been the creative force behind many of Hong Kong cinema’s most

Insane cast

The internet as one of innumerable walls that isolate and atomize but don't protect; once that levee breaks all the rest come with it, financial, personal, moral. The stupidest reckoning will leave you with nothing to learn. Hilarious

Son Ye-jin is remarkable and devastating in THE LAST PRINCESS. Absolutely deserving of all the plaudits she won, wrenching your heart out through every step of Princess Deokhye’s journey.