You just post something. It's not planned in advance.
You just post something. It's not planned in advance.
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
Pick and go!
19. The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940)
A handful of wealthy men control the land and ruthlessly exploit the labor of the working class despite the miserable living conditions that result for the majority of the population - sound familiar?
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
20. To Kill a Mockingbird Robert Mulligan, 1962
In what some would consider a more simple time, an American reality is exposed to children.
You beautiful bastard. Can't believe I didn't think of that first.Quoting Spinal (view post)
21. Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins, 1992)
To win a high-profile election in America, you don't need to have the best ideas - you just need to be the best at manipulating the media.
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
22. The Godfather Part II, dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974
They system that allows a poor immigrant to build an empire, may also require you[]
On that vein...
23. Scarface (Brian De Palma, 1983)
The logical consequences of living the American dream.
24. Dog Day Afternoon Sidney Lumet, 1975
When the American Dream starts to be only that, an unattainable dream.
25. Independence Day (Roland Emmerich, 1996)
In a word, .
jason lee (@speaks2ya) Tweeted:
Jaws is the most American 4th of July movie because it's the one in which an elected official acting on behalf of business interests allows several of his constituents to be literally eaten alive by a problem he was warned about https://twitter.com/speaks2ya/status...191451650?s=17
So i win?Quoting Skitch (view post)
27(?) Team America, World Police
'Merica! Fuck Yeah!
28. Baseball (Ken Burns, 1994)
More than just a history of the sport, Ken Burns' 18-hour documentary also functions as a portrait of the nation, covering the impact of politics, war, labor disputes, racial segregation, drugs and other scandals, while also cherishing the huge personalities and legendary talents that give it longevity.
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
This was on Wednesday, obviously, and Jesus, this boy could chop a potato in half with that salute.Quoting TGM (view post)
29. Starship Troopers Paul Verhoeven, 1997
Dependency on military, moral decline, and fanatical warmongering. And this was twenty years ago.
30. Badlands (1973, Terrence Malick)
This list needs some Terrence Malick. A lot of his films would go well here. My personal favorite is the one with the homicidal maniac.
31. Transformers (2007, Michael Bay)
If we are putting Terrence Malick in here we're putting Michael Bay in here because Explosions.
32. Zootopia
A perfect allegory on modern racial tensions and politics in America.
33. Dawn of the Dead Directed by George A. Romero in 1978
This is America. A dazed populace driven to consume, losing their souls in the pursuit of the material; four heroes take the mall, barricade the doors, and look over their new kingdom as they wear regal fur coats pulled straight off the rack. "We whipped 'em and we got it all!" "We took it. It's ours." The sentiment stinks of the encroaching American '80s. It reeks of Gordon Gekko and Donald Trump.
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I can take "allegory", which in a kid's film is admittedly remarkable, but "perfect allegory" makes my eyes twitch, since I agree with both Alison Willmore and DaMU.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
34. Logan Lucky (Steven Soderbergh, 2017)
Show in one film, what a million misguided NYT op-ed articles can't, the effects of American class divide and corporatization inherent in these characters' lives, along with gently comedic but by no means simple or condescending empathy in their depictions.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
I personally would've gone with either Armageddon or Pain & Gain for an Americana Bay flick, but Transformers gets the point across well enough too, I suppose.Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
35. Fargo (1996, Joel & Ethan Coen)
Because there's more to life than money, dontcha know?