Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Le Samourai, like its main character, a contract killer named Jef Costello (Alain Delon), is precise. We watch Costello over the course of a few days as he carries out a hit in stoic, rehearsed fashion and then evades both the law and the mysterious people who hired him. This is a … Continue reading Le Samourai (1967)
No Country For Old Men
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the greatest working filmmakers, and many believe There Will Be Blood to be his masterpiece. I think this is an incredible movie but one which lends itself to the 'masterpiece' category. It's an ambitious story about one man, told over the course of about thirty … Continue reading There Will Be Blood (2007)
