It’s been a while since I’ve written. I’ve spent much of the last year focusing on other projects. But after listening to a Rewatchables podcast for the fantastic, Inside Man, I got an itch to write. My one reader said she’s really excited about it. The discussion on the podcast turned to the 2006/2007 Oscars …
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10 Favorite Closing Lines in Movie History
The idea for favorite Closing lines, is far from new, but says as much about personal movie tastes as any other movie list. Comparing openings and closings is an interesting exercise because for openings we often look at the whole scene or sequence, whereas the end of a movie is often summed up by a …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers – Part IX: The Top 10
…And we’ve reached the top 10. What a journey. If my only reader has made it this far, thank you for hanging in! I’ve immensely enjoyed compiling and writing about this list. I wanted to note a few statistics about the composition of my top 100 list that might add a little perspective. As noted, …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers – Part VIII: Nos. 20 – 11
Every year the NFL comes out with a list of the Top 100 players and they announce their list ten spots at a time; I’m ripping off their format with these posts. The second to last showing, #20 – #11, is often times the most exciting and controversial because it’s really the last reveal – …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers – Part VII: Nos. 30 -21
30). The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011, David Fincher) – AFI Ranking: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqQe3OrsMKI A Fincher-directed movie about a decades-old murder mystery on a rich Swedish family’s snowy island compound? I’m in. Although there is traveling involved in the movie, a large chunk of it is spent isolated from much of the outside world …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers: Part VI – Nos. 40 – 31
40). John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017, Chad Stahelski) – AFI Ranking: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct-zGV4TgKY BABA YAGAAAAA! I’ve written about the franchise, and particularly #2, before. I love it. John Wick 2 replaces Raging Bull (AFI #51) on the grounds that both Wick and Jake LaMotta are tough, iron-willed forces of nature that make everybody else’s life …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers – Part V: Nos. 50 – 41
50) Body Heat (1981, Lawrence Kasdan) – AFI Ranking: 92nd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJidhWBuRPQ “You’re not too smart, I like that in a man” – Matty Walker A remake/reimagining of another AFI list-ee, Double Indemnity, Body Heat ratchets up the sex, and the literal heat. Set in Florida, as opposed to Los Angeles, the muggy humidity is palpable, …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers – Part IV: Nos. 60 – 51
60). Rocky (1976, John G. Avildsen) – AFI Ranking: 52nd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YYmfM2TfUA The ultimate sports movie. Like some other entries from the AFI, Rocky is more drama than thriller, but it’s too enjoyable of a movie to remove from the list. It’s spawned several sequels that are largely very enjoyable, but it’s easy to forget that …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers – Part III: Nos. 70 – 61
70). Blood Simple (1984, Coen Brothers) – AFI Ranking: #98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFzPVLdGtAg “Now, in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else… that’s the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas, an’ down here… you’re on your own.” -Private Detective Visser (M. Emmet Walsh). Blood Simple is the Coen …
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MO Top 100 Thrillers: Part II – Nos. 80 – 71
80). Taken (2008, Pierre Morel) – AFI Ranking: N/A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZOywn1qArI Is there a more fun entry on this list? I don’t think so. Taken brought back the revenge thriller in full force, and kicked off a series of 50+ year-old actors starring as ex-special forces-type guys who go on “justifiable” killing sprees to get revenge …
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