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Mike Portnoy recommended Blood Simple (1984) in Movies (curated)

 
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple (1984)
1984 | Drama, Mystery
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Like Lynch, I chose to go with another pair of career milestones. Blood Simple put the Coen brothers (and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld) on the map with their unique visual style and storytelling and remains one of the greatest film debuts ever. And Llewyn Davis shows that even three decades later, Joel and Ethan can still top themselves."

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Joe Wright recommended The Apu Trilogy (1959) in Movies (curated)

 
The Apu Trilogy (1959)
The Apu Trilogy (1959)
1959 | Classics
(0 Ratings)
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"I’ve only recently come to watch those films (Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The World of Apu), and they’re just the most wonderful, simple, delicate storytelling. Again, incredibly poetic, and opening up worlds that I hadn’t imagined before. So delicate, and so honest and human. Seeing the whole of human experience related in the microcosm of this little family."

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Mike Portnoy recommended Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) in Movies (curated)

 
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
2013 | Drama
7.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Like Lynch, I chose to go with another pair of career milestones. Blood Simple put the Coen brothers (and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld) on the map with their unique visual style and storytelling and remains one of the greatest film debuts ever. And Llewyn Davis shows that even three decades later, Joel and Ethan can still top themselves."

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Aaron Katz recommended The Killer (1989) in Movies (curated)

 
The Killer (1989)
The Killer (1989)
1989 | Action, Crime, Drama
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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"Though so much in The Killer came to be parodied by others or exaggerated by John Woo himself, it is a monumental achievement in camera direction, atmosphere, stylized violence, and genre storytelling. Woo is at the peak of his directorial powers, and Chow Yun-fat is at his most charismatic. Action really doesn’t get any better than this."

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David Gray recommended Non-Stop in Books (curated)

 
Non-Stop
Non-Stop
Brian Aldiss | 2011 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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"This wonderful short novel is a reminder of how jaded we’ve become as readers. I remember the exact moment (spoiler alert for 60-yr-old book) when I realized that this story about warring primitive tribes is set inside a lost generation ship. I was astounded by its (then) originality, and unassuming storytelling. And still am."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories
A Contract With God and Other Tenement Stories
Will Eisner | 1978
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book, published in 1978, is considered the first modern graphic novel, and it certainly helped spawn the genre. Its storytelling and depth proved this genre has always had far more potential than the fare we see today. Read my review of this fascinating novel here https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2015/10/03/the-first-modern-graphic-novel/