I watch so many movies. I always have, but ever since the pandemic transitioned my job to a hybrid thing where i'm working from home 50-60% of the time, the number of films i watch on a monthly basis just exploded. I should probably dial it back some and read instead, but i am what i am. Here are 10 movies i saw for the first time this year that i absolutely adored. We've got some Blaxploitation, some Wim Wenders, a profound surfing movie from John Milius, over the top Hong Kong action, a Walter Hill classic that is entirely too hard to find, ugly Italian mondo exploitation that disturbed and repulsed me but has also stuck with me ever since, a '90s crime thriller, an underseen dram from Dennis Hopper, a '70s neo-noir crime drama with Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, and Gary Busey, and spaghetti western featuring Orson Welles and a score by Ennio Morricone. You know, the good stuff.
Seek these films out and give 'em a view.
1. Across 110th Street (1972)
2. The American Friend (1977)
3. Big Wednesday (1978)
4. Black Cat (1991) / Black Cat 2 (1992)
5. The Driver (1978)
6. Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
7. One False Move (1991)
8. Out of the Blue (1980)
9. Straight Time (1978)
All of these movies are certainly worth your time. I'll be back with my favorite movies of 2024 closer to the end of the year to give myself adequate time to see as much as i can. Be there.
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