The French Connection

The French Connection; In addition to the highly regarded car chase, there’s foot chases, shakedowns, stakeouts and shoot outs; a constant adrenaline rush buoyed by kinetic acting and gritty filmmaking. A treasure from a special decade of cinema that hits just as hard today; A+

Seven Beauties

Seven Beauties; Truly bizarre black comedy utilizes talent of the lead to great effect. Absurd yet equally complex narrative of a man dismayed by his sister’s path towards working in a whorehouse, only to find him degrade and embarrass himself to get by in a concentration camp; B