I’m going to open this review discussing some of the flaws of Jurassic Park — sorry, 17-year-old me; Jurassic Park does indeed have flaws
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Jurassic Park (1993)
Series: Top 100 (2009 List)
In 2009, I made a list of my 100 favorite films. I am rewatching all 100 to see how I feel more than a decade later.
Temple of Doom is the fever dream iteration of Indiana Jones, every scene and detail and character turned up to a nightmarish 11.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
There are maybe fifty different places you could start when talking about Raiders of the Lost Ark.
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump is one of the most divisive movies you’ll encounter, assuming your reading list includes critics across the political and philosophical spectrum.
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Saving Private Ryan (1998)
I’d have less of an objection to the gnarly thematic weirdness of Saving Private Ryan if the film didn’t rub our face in it
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Sin City (2005)
Sin City. What to do with you?
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Memento (2000)
Memento is a movie almost entirely about its plot structure, which is certainly clever and memorable.
Rarely do sequels do so much to deepen the original and the characters. A mesmerizing, almost real-time depiction of a lovely Parisian cityscape with electric romantic and philosophical energy.
The ultimate “blockbuster” movie for my money. Great cast, great premise, ultra-tight script where even the smallest details get a payoff down the line, a soaring score… There’s something exquisite watching all components of the movie-making process come together into a satisfying whole.
The cherry on top is that the precision and color of its contemporary details makes it feel like an inadvertent “period piece” — the movie just feels 1980s in its slang, fashion, and aesthetic.
One of my favorites.
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Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins remains one of the great comic book movies because Christopher Nolan captures a really compelling tug of war between two competing forces: gritty realism and operatic mythmaking.