6 Best Things I Watched in July
Last month had me seeing a lot of great things in a theater.
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I swear awards season starts earlier and earlier. Or at least it is in my house because between catching up with movies and new releases I spent a lot of time watching stuff from this year. (One of which, Wicker, I can't include right now due to embargo so look for it closer to release.)
The six movies here comprise a variety of different new releases, from the kooky to the conventional, from the romantic drama to whatever genre we'd put Her Private Hell into. There is one classic, and it's a big one that I probably should have seen far earlier. As always, love to see your recommendations of movies (and books) so drop 'em in the comments after reading.
The Third Man (1949)
Carol Reed's The Third Man is a movie I've seen referenced so often in other material I assumed I'd already watched it. The story of a man (Joseph Cotten) trying to solve the murder of his former friend, Harry Lime, goes through a variety of twists and turns that, as I said in the Ticklish Business episode I did on it, feels just as timely today. Robert Krasker's cinematography is utterly lush and beautiful, particularly in the third act. But it's Orson Welles, giving us one of the most memorable entrances of all time, that steals the show. His charisma and verbosity is perfectly suited to the role and, again, it's hard not to think there are countless Harry Lime's out there. If you haven't made time to see this yet make it a priority.
