100 Years, 100 Movies

100 Years, 100 Movies

By Joaquin CastroTV & FilmFilm History
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100 Years, 100 Movies episodes

  • 1933
    King Kong inspires special effects artists to this day. Duck Soup and the brilliance of the Marx Brothers.
    7 min
  • 1948
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is all about manly men making terrible manly decisions. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein signals the beginning of the end for the Universal Monsters.
    8 min
  • 1962
    Jules and Jim is a great example of the French New Wave and Francois Truffaut. Carnival of Souls is a haunting little thriller.
    6 min
  • 1961
    Kurosawa’s Yojimbo continues to influence action movies. The Pit and the Pendulum and the importance of Roger Corman.
    7 min
  • 1946
    Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is a wonderfully subversive movie. The Big Sleep is an excuse to talk about Bogie and Bacall.
    7 min
  • 2014
    Guardians of the Galaxy introduces the world to a gang of colorful misfits including a talking raccoon. John Wick cements Keanu Reeves as the low-key best action movie star ever.
    11 min
  • 1957
    Ingmar Bergman’s the Seventh Seal and it’s connection to the Flash. 12 Angry Men still comments on what’s happening today.
    10 min
  • 1956
    John Ford’s and John Wayne’s the Searchers is much nastier than you think. Invasion of the Body Snatchers comments on conformity.
    8 min
  • 2001
    A Knight’s Tale is the single greatest movie ever made. Ocean’s Eleven still epitomizes cool.
    7 min
  • 2005
    Sadistic clowns, gore and country music coalesce into Rob Zombie’s gonzo horror masterpiece the Devils Rejects. Brokeback Mountain and the impact of love.
    11 min

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Where I give my (un)informed opinions about the best movie of the year for every year from 1920 to today. Also, I highlight an interesting movie from each year to discuss. Part history, part…