Jessie McAskillTake 82: Thelma & LouiseI purposely saved Thelma & Louise for the end of this project and it’s one I have been looking forward to since I started. I grew up…Dec 26, 20221Dec 26, 20221
Jessie McAskillTake 93: Mean StreetsI wonder when Martin Scorcese saw The Godfather and when he started filming Mean Streets. There are the obvious similarities. The films are…Dec 22, 20221Dec 22, 20221
Jessie McAskillTake 77: StagecoachWe have finally done it team. We have hit the final Western on the list, and with it, the final John Wayne contribution to this journey…Mar 23, 20222Mar 23, 20222
Jessie McAskillTake 86: The Lion KingI was surprised to see that The Lion King, directed Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, had snuck into contention on the top 100 list. My…Mar 9, 20221Mar 9, 20221
Jessie McAskillTake 49: Days of HeavenI was looking forward to reaching Days of Heaven on this list as soon as I noticed Terrence Malick’s name. A young Richard Gere didn’t hurt…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Jessie McAskillTake 70: The Band WagonIt’s interesting that we’re nearing the end of this list, and the first time Fred Astaire popped up is in Vincente Minnelli’s 1953 show…Mar 2, 20221Mar 2, 20221
Jessie McAskillTake 57: Crimes and MisdemeanorsI’ll admit to having mixed feelings about finally finding a way to watch Crimes and Misdemeanors. The 1989 Woody Allen dramedy was…Feb 23, 20223Feb 23, 20223
Jessie McAskillTake 37: Imitation of LifeImitation of Life, directed by Douglas Sirk, falls squarely into the subset of movies that I had never seen or heard of before starting…Feb 18, 20221Feb 18, 20221
Jessie McAskillTake 83: Bringing Up BabyBringing Up Baby is a movie I had heard a lot about, but never seen. It sits firmly within the class of films that motivated me to start…Feb 16, 20222Feb 16, 20222
Jessie McAskillTake 25: Do the Right ThingDo the Right Thing toys with the audience. Spike Lee steers the film like a bumper car, erratically and joyfully, plunging headlong into…Feb 9, 20221Feb 9, 20221
