The Film Canon

A series of articles and reviews of older movies that have entered, well, the film canon, for being creatively or culturally important. Everything from Citizen Kane to The Breakfast Club to Fargo to The Dark Knight. So we can all create a diverse list of essential movies for the young folk cinephiles to watch

The Film Canon: Go (1999)

The career trajectory of director Doug Liman is one familiar to many other filmmakers. After…

Top 10: Frank Capra Classic Films You Shouldn’t Miss

Frank Capra Older films have a way of grasping the audience’s attention with eloquent wording,…

The Film Canon: The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)

“You still wake up sometimes, don’t you? You wake up in the dark and hear…

The Film Canon: Pulp Fiction (1994)

Nearing 20 years after its theatrical release, Pulp Fiction stands as one of the most…

The Film Canon: Jane Eyre (1943)

The turning point of women writers, the provoking of traditional ideas, the suffering of high…

The Film Canon: American Beauty (1999)

It begins with the voice over of a dead man. If you recall, Billy Wilder’s…

The Film Canon: The Graduate (1967)

WARNING: YES, THERE ARE SPOILERS. What is it about the disenchanted youth that plays so…