Daniel Joslyn

RASHOMON (1950)

A lot more people know the idea of it than have actually seen it, but it really is worth watching.

Gregory Peck’s legendary portrayal of Atticus Finch towers above many American’s first story about racism.

Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant invented the James Bond movie three years before it was a thing.

Maybe the first feature film dealing with themes of homosexuality, it feels surprisingly fresh today.

Controversial in 1989, this may be the most relevant movie you’ll see in 2020.

Called a “nightmare” and “endless” by its own studio, it ended up winning Best Picture and being the first big hit movie about the Vietnam War.

Winning performances set against stark corporate modernism highlight a fun comedy, albeit one with a surprising amount of attempted suicides.

A movie that launched legendary careers and an entire classic genre of film, and is also pretty fun in its own right.

This all-timer of a movie musical is completely bonkers, but still impresses through sheer strength of will (and dancing)

The sheer star power and charm of Hepburn, Grant, and Stewart still shines through 80 years later.