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The film Us directed by Jordan Peele begins with a young girl, named Adelaide, who wanders away from her parents at a carnival. She goes into a hall of mirrors and sees a girl who looks just like her, but is not her reflection. The film then takes place in her adulthood. She is onContinue reading “Us, Jordan Peele (2019)”

The film Mulholland Drive directed by David Lynch begins with a car accident that interrupts a woman’s driver who had pulled a gun on her. She is the lone survivor and walks away into the nearby town. She sneaks into a woman’s home who has packed to leave. As she is in the shower aContinue reading “Mulholland Drive, David Lynch (2001)”

The film Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese begins with two Federal Marshals going to Shutter Island, an asylum facility, to investigate Rachel Solando, a missing patient. Lead Investigator, Teddy, is a WW2 veteran and his wife died in an apartment fire. He chose to be assigned to this case since the man who startedContinue reading “Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese (2010)”

The film Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino takes place during the Nazi occupation in France during World War 2. A vigilante-like group called the Inglourious Bastards hunt and kill German soldiers. At a Nazi movie premeire, the Inglourious Baterds plan to blow up the cinema. The owner of the cinema is a young girlContinue reading “Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino (2009)”

The film Cache directed by Michael Haneke follows Georges Laurent and his wife, Anne, who are being terrorized by a mysterious individual sending them tapes of Georges and their house accompanied by child-like drawings. The tapes soon show scenes that lead Georges to certain events from his childhood. One of the films shows Georges’s childhoodContinue reading “Cache, Michael Haneke (2005)”

The film Do the Right Thing directed by Spike Lee in 1989 depicts issues of racism and police brutality. The film is set in New York in the heat of summer and follows Mookie, a young black man living with his sister, who works at Sal’s Famous Pizzeria. The Pizzeria is owned by Sal, andContinue reading “Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee (1989)”

The film Bonnie and Clyde directed by Arthur Penn tells the story of a young couple who rob banks, commit crimes, and run from the authorities. Bonnie Parker was born in 1910 in Texas, and in 1931 she had a dead end job as a waitress at a cafe. This same year, Clyde Barrow wasContinue reading “Bonnie and Clyde, Arthur Penn (1967)”

The film The 400 Blows, directed by François Truffaut, is told from the perspective of young Antoine Doinel who is a bit of a troublemaker. His teachers and parents have difficulty keeping him in line. The film shows Antoine coming of age and, being a french film, achieves this through editing techniques. For example, dissolvesContinue reading “The 400 Blows, Francois Truffaut (1959)”

In the film Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock, L.B. Jefferies spends his days looking out the back window of his home at his neighbors. Jeffreries is stuck in a wheelchair due to a broken leg, hence his neighbors are the only entertainment he has. Once a day, the insurance company’s nurse named Stella comesContinue reading “Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock (1954)”

The film Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder takes place in Los Angeles, California. The film is narrated by a picture writer named Joe Gillis who, while escaping the police who are after his car, finds himself in the driveway of Norma Desmond, an old silent-film star who has faded from the spotlight.  Sunset BoulevardContinue reading “Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder (1950)”