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Category: Why I Love…

Why I Love… #153: Desperately Seeking Susan
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Why I Love… #153: Desperately Seeking Susan

Year: 1985 Director: Susan Seidelman Stars: Madonna, Rosanna Arquette, Aidan Quinn Nobody’s liable to write rhapsodically about the acting career … Continue reading Why I Love… #153: Desperately Seeking Susan

Why I Love… #152: The Passion of Joan of Arc
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Why I Love… #152: The Passion of Joan of Arc

Year: 1928 Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer Stars: Maria Falconetti, Maurica Schutz, Antonin Artaud For someone with no religious fealty, I … Continue reading Why I Love… #152: The Passion of Joan of Arc

Why I Love… #151: Foxy Brown
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Why I Love… #151: Foxy Brown

Year: 1974 Director: Jack Hill Stars: Pam Grier, Peter Brown, Antonio Fargas While the blaxploitation cycle of the early-to-mid ’70s … Continue reading Why I Love… #151: Foxy Brown

Why I Love… #150: Human Desire
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Why I Love… #150: Human Desire

Year: 1954 Director: Fritz Lang Stars: Gloria Grahame, Glenn Ford, Broderick Crawford While the highest level of prestige and regard … Continue reading Why I Love… #150: Human Desire

Why I Love… #149: Wild Things
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Why I Love… #149: Wild Things

Year: 1998 Director: John McNaughton Stars: Denise Richards, Kevin Bacon, Matt Dillon It’d be easy to besmirch the latter day … Continue reading Why I Love… #149: Wild Things

Why I Love… #148: Water Lilies
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Why I Love… #148: Water Lilies

Year: 2007 Director: Céline Sciamma Stars: Adèle Haenel, Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère The film ‘canon’ of the recent past is … Continue reading Why I Love… #148: Water Lilies

Why I Love… #147: Baby Face
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Why I Love… #147: Baby Face

Year: 1933 Director: Alfred E. Green Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Theresa Harris I don’t know about you, but I … Continue reading Why I Love… #147: Baby Face

Why I Love… #146: Right Now, Wrong Then
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Why I Love… #146: Right Now, Wrong Then

Year: 2015 Director: Hong Sang-soo Stars: Kim Min-hee, Jung Jae-young, Youn Yuh-jung Here’s a thing. While I voraciously devour new … Continue reading Why I Love… #146: Right Now, Wrong Then

Why I Love… #145: Wet Woman in the Wind
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Why I Love… #145: Wet Woman in the Wind

Year: 2016 Director: Akihito Shiota Stars: Yuki Mamiya, Tasuku Nagaoka, Ryushin Tei Few characters make an entrance in modern cinema … Continue reading Why I Love… #145: Wet Woman in the Wind

Why I Love… #144: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable
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Why I Love… #144: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Year: 1973 Director: Shunya Ito Stars: Meiko Kaji, Yayoi Watanabe, Reisen Lee A while back I covered my myriad reasons … Continue reading Why I Love… #144: Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Why I Love… #143: Messiah of Evil
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Why I Love… #143: Messiah of Evil

Year: 1973 Directors: Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz Stars: Marianna Hill, Anitra Ford, Michael Greer Everyone has their favourite era for … Continue reading Why I Love… #143: Messiah of Evil

Why I Love… #142: Belladonna of Sadness
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Why I Love… #142: Belladonna of Sadness

Year: 1973 Director: Eiichi Yamamoto Voice Stars: Aiko Nagayama, Tatsuya Nakadai, Katsuyuki Itô The death of Eiichi Yamamoto earlier this … Continue reading Why I Love… #142: Belladonna of Sadness

Why I Love… #141: Mayak (The Lighthouse)
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Why I Love… #141: Mayak (The Lighthouse)

Year: 2006 Director: Maria Saakyan Stars: Anna Kapaleva, Olga Yakovleva, Sos Sargsyan Many filmmakers have become enamoured with the cyclical … Continue reading Why I Love… #141: Mayak (The Lighthouse)

Why I Love… #140: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
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Why I Love… #140: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion

Year: 1997 Director: David Mirkin Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo Seemingly destined to become a cult title from … Continue reading Why I Love… #140: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion

Why I Love… #139: Johnny Guitar
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Why I Love… #139: Johnny Guitar

Year: 1954 Director: Nicholas Ray Stars: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge Everything is explosive in Johnny Guitar. Miners shout. Waterfalls … Continue reading Why I Love… #139: Johnny Guitar

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