Film Recommendations

A small shelf of films I keep coming back to, or that left something behind after the credits rolled.

• Drive My Car

  Ryusuke Hamaguchi · 2021

  Quiet, patient, and full of the kind of emotional detail that sneaks up on you.

• Seven Samurai

  Akira Kurosawa · 1954

  Epic, humane, and somehow still one of the clearest blueprints for ensemble storytelling.

• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

  George Lucas · 2005

  Operatic, dramatic, and permanently wired into my idea of cinematic spectacle.