Directed by Sydney Pollack The Way We Were is a good 'ol fashioned romantic drama set against a politically charged backdrop over the course of a couple decades. The couple is Katie and Hubbell (Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford), college classmates and political opposites. Well it's not so much that they're opposites, just that their political … Continue reading The Way We Were (1973)
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Absence of Malice (1981)
Directed by Sydney Pollack Okay, so Absence of Malice tackles a journalist's responsibility to ensure truth in reporting and the women's liberation movement. The latter is only mentioned a couple times in passing, but I think it's intrinsically tied to the way the former is presented here, and I think the message is a little muddied. … Continue reading Absence of Malice (1981)
The Yakuza (1974)
Directed by Sydney Pollack "A Yakuza pays his debts/A Yakuza does his duty/A man without debt/A man without duty/Is not a man." This is the song sung midway through Sydney Pollack's The Yakuza and which sums up the philosophy which guides the characters of the film. It's an eastern philosophy into which the western character, Harry Kilmer … Continue reading The Yakuza (1974)
This Property is Condemned (1966)
Directed by Sydney Pollack Depression Era Dobson, Mississippi is a small southern town with little work to offer save for a railroad company and the Starr Boarding House. Owen Legate (Robert Redford) arrives quietly in town, taking up residence at the Boarding House on the night it's crowded in celebration of the landlady, "Mama" Starr … Continue reading This Property is Condemned (1966)
The Informant! (2009)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh The Informant! is a prime example of an unreliable narrator. I mean, that goes without saying. Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) lies about everything over the course of this story. He lies to the company for whom he works, ADM, he lies to the FBI, and by the end of the film we … Continue reading The Informant! (2009)
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