Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Bob le Flambeur feels familiar. It's a casino heist movie that surely influenced Ocean's 11 (1960), complete with the methodically constructed plan and the suave, comforting criminal of a lead character. Once that plan is put in motion, however, it begins to slowly unravel until you can see the eventual failure from miles … Continue reading Bob le Flambeur (1956)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Hard Eight (1996)
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson's first feature film, is a beautiful crime film about a mysterious guardian angel named Sydney (Philip Baker Hall). The word that comes to mind when I think about this film is 'lurid,' and I'm not exactly sure why. I'm not even exactly sure what the … Continue reading Hard Eight (1996)
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)
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