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The 20th Century’s Best American Films Worth Watching Today, Part 8 Part 1 (1900-1940) Part 7 (1988-1993) If you’ve gotten to Part 8, hopefully you’ve been able to try some classic movies worth watching that came out before you were born. We continue and conclude the 90s here. Many of these movies are … Read more
The 20th Century’s Best American Films Worth Watching Today, Part 7 Part 6 (1980-1988) Part 8 (1994-1999) We’re continuing the 80s and breaking into the 90s now, and I’ll continue to write about the best classic movies worth watching today. If you want to know more about what criteria I used to determine … Read more
The 20th Century’s Best American Films Worth Watching Today, Part 6 The High-Concept and Blockbuster Perfection (1980–1989) Part 5: (1970-1979) Part 7: (1988-1993) We’re up to the 80s now, and I’ll continue to break down classic movies worth watching today. In the 1980s, Hollywood really mastered the high-concept movie. Films from this era featured … Read more
The 20th Century’s Best American Films Worth Watching Today, Part 5 Part 4 (1960-1969) Part 6 (1980-1988) This is the next decade in our series, where I break down the classic movies worth watching today. In the 1970s American movies became rougher, stranger, and more willing to take risks. The old studio formulas faded, … Read more
The 20th Century’s Best American Films Worth Watching Today, Part 4 Part 3 (1950-1959) Part 5 (1970-1979) When you look at 1960s cinema, you can see the old Hollywood rules breaking down. The decade starts with the polished look, big sets, and grand epics of the studio era, then gradually makes room for … Read more