Directed by Antonio Campos Okay, so Christine is a mix of Network (1976), Nightcrawler (2014), Blue Jasmine (2013) and Taxi Driver (1976). Set in 1974, the story of a local news reporter plays out in the shadow of the Woodward and Bernstein takedown of Richard Nixon which is chronicled in another 1976 film, All the President's Men. Christine Chubbuck, the … Continue reading Christine (2016)
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His Girl Friday (1940)
Directed by Howard Hawks There's a moment in His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks' fast-talking screwball comedy, in which Cary Grant looks like he's about to break. It's a scene in which two reporters working together are delighted to confront the mayor with evidence of his own political corruption. They are proud of themselves, to be sure, … Continue reading His Girl Friday (1940)