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FILM RETROSPECTIVES
A nostalgic (but not blindly nostalgic) look back at some cult and classic movies. Are they worth checking out once you take off the rose-tinted glasses? Find out in this retrospective section.
The Parallax View (1974) directed by Alan J. Pakula
Thursday, 21 December, 2017 by Evan Popplestone Genres/Cycles: 1970s | action | conspiracy | paranoia | politics | thriller
This imaginative and disturbing conspiracy thriller starring Warren Beatty was given some extra charge at the time because of the Watergate Scandal and still holds up well today.
The Conversation (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Friday, 24 November, 2017 by Evan Popplestone Genres/Cycles: 1970s | character study | paranoia | perception | psychological | thriller
Gene Hackman plays a surveillance expert in this neglected masterpiece. A superbly-constructed thriller cum character study focussing on perception.
Network (1976) directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Peter Finch
Friday, 10 November, 2017 by Evan Popplestone Genres/Cycles: 1970s | drama | paranoia | politics | satire | television
This mad-as-hell look at the manufactured reality of television, also starring Faye Dunaway, is a savage chronicle of modern times. It's well worthy of its Oscar wins.
