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Possession (1981) *****

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"Love isn't something you can just switch from channel to channel." "For me, God is a disease." "Because you say "I" for me." "Because I'm the maker of my own evil." "Goodness is only some kind of reflection upon evil. That's all it is." "We are all the same but in different words, different bodies, different versions. Like insects! Meat!" Andrzej Żuławski Feature Films Ranked

My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 8]

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In the past,  The Criterion Collection  allowed its users to make Top 10 lists on their My Criterion page. I still continue to make them, on  Letterboxd , every two years. Here’s my latest volume: My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 8] The titles in the link above are ones that Criterion released (some of which are format upgrades) since the previous volume that I posted. If you'd like to visit the previous volumes, you can do so at the links below. My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 1]  (originally posted 7/16/12) My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 2]  (originally posted 4/23/14) My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 3]  (originally posted 1/9/16) My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 4]  (originally posted 3/2/18) My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 5]   (originally posted 1/17/20) My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 6]   (originally posted 1/22/22) My Criterion Top 10 [Vol. 7]  (originally posted 1/20/24)

Vertigo (1958) ****1/2

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"Well now, Johnny-O. Was it a ghost? Was it fun?" Alfred Hitchcock Feature Films Ranked Top 20 Directors

Rocky Balboa (2006) ***1/2

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"Great insults last a long time." Rocky  Franchise Films Ranked

Rocky V (1990) ***

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"Madame foot's caught in the door!" Rocky  Franchise Films Ranked

Rocky IV: Rocky Vs. Drago - Director's Cut (1985)

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"Remember what l said back there about wantin' to be you? Forget it." Rocky  Franchise Films Ranked

Rocky III (1982) ***1/2

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"You ever fight a dinosaur, kid? They can cause a variety of damage." Rocky  Franchise Films Ranked

Rocky II (1979) ****

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"He'd hoit ya poimanint. Poimanint." Rocky  Franchise Films Ranked

Rocky (1976) ****1/2

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"Do you know what you are? A tomatah." Rocky Franchise Films Ranked

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ***1/2

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🎶 Whatever will be, will be 🎶 I'm probably in the minority of those who slightly prefer Hitchcock 's 1934 original  to his 1956 remake , but this version is still a very entertaining thriller that builds to a tense, emotional, expertly directed finale. Alfred Hitchcock Feature Films Ranked Top 20 Directors