The Farewell
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The Farewell

The Farewell is one of those films that requires its audience to cast aside all their preconceptions and approach a story with an open mind, resulting in one of the most rewarding cinematic experiences I’ve had in a long time, and it certainly deserves its spot among the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Killer of Sheep
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Killer of Sheep

In Killer of Sheep, Charles Burnett delivers a true indie darling, worthy of the name, in its raw portrayal of life and characters in Los Angeles’s inner city, the dehumanizing nature of poverty, and the undeniable drive of humanity to maintain their dignity in the midst of what society wants to consider humiliating circumstances.

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Blue Jean
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Blue Jean

The three brilliant central performances of Blue Jean help make Georgia Oakley’s rookie outing a smashing success in conjunction with her own intentional storytelling choices and characterizations of her cast, earning the film a place among the Greatest Films of All Time.

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You Can Count on Me
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You Can Count on Me

In a film driven by its characters, You Can Count on Me is overflowing with human performances that lend themselves to a feeling of realness rarely seen in dramedies like this one, something that Lonergan excels at, and which makes this one of the Greatest Films of All Time.

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