Directed by Norman Jewison In the Heat of the Night tackled overt racism in a small Southern town at a time when to do such a thing was a bit of a risk (in contrast to, for example, 2018's Green Book). In Sparta, Missouri a young Philadelphia cop, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) finds himself pulled into … Continue reading In the Heat of the Night (1967)
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The Shooting (1966)
Directed by Monte Hellman Dread looms over everything in The Shooting. As the sparse story is doled out over 82 minutes the shots become wider, and the music begins to take over for the dialogue, making the character's trek feel like a slow burn, stripping away what makes them human. There isn't much life to begin … Continue reading The Shooting (1966)
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