By making terrific, sometimes challenging movies, that's how.

Great videos. You make em. We'll watch em!

Coppola couldve been that guy to leave Hollywood after an amazing movie in The Godfather and be a "where are they now?" kinda guy but dude is a real one and would rather take the rocky trail of show biz and take the risks to accomplish great works of art. He got those traits from his dad no doubt.

Im starting to think that if you cant grow a good beard, there is almost no way of being a legendary movie director.

Last Temptation Of Christ. Period.

Do you think you could do a video on how Robert Altman survived the 80s

I love these videos. Your doing a great job but seriously pick another song. It’s very annoying and your material is too good to let a repetitive song ruin it.

Great quality video, deserves more subscribers

survive? Scorsese thrived in the 80s

Good continuing video!

After Hours is so good, great video🫡

"Peggy Sue" achieved the only true acclaim and mainstream success of that very dark decade for him....and it was because he was at his lowest point at that moment in time, forcing him into a previously unbeknowst modesty of status, power, and position. Ironically enough, the film's acclaim at that time in 1986 rested on the performances exclusively, (sans his nephew Mr. Cage) rather than Coppola's grand directorial legacy and name-above-the-title superstardom. And even more ironically, it immediately restored that tarnished legacy and briefly restored that vaunted status through him being critically percieved as a humbled and newly reborn "actor's director" rather than a magnum opus fabulist of massive and epic "grand visions", the very thing that just killed "Megalopolis" and that vaunted legacy all over again.

Me & my friends saw 1941 in the theater when it came out and thought it was hilarious. We were 12. I saw it again with one of those friends. Dad got it on tape when it came out, watched it over & over again. Not as much as JAWS, but a lot. It’s a comedy classic, almost as good as It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Mars Attacks, on the other hand, sucked. Tim Burton is overrated as hell. And the so-called “stars” mostly sucked. It wasn’t campy, at all. That’s why it bombed.

I enjoyed this movie. Not to the extent I was hoping for but the stunts and action were great, the cast was excellent and all the behind the scenes of the movie set sequences had my inner movie geek very satisfied! Great review

…always been a fan of those over the top absurdities specially if paired with sardonically filled characters that gets portrayed effectively by someone out of left field. So glad you enjoyed Mars Attack!s! Most Americans don’t mix well with Satire. I on the other hand adore Mars Attacks! With that cast what’s not to love plus it was Sylvia Sidney’s last movie. Oh yes, that blonde temptress and her gum chewing was divine.

I went into this movie expecting another runof the mill shallow action movie like we've seen so much of from the rock etc lately, but I left pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed this movie. It doesn't take itself too seriously and it's not preachy. Just a fun watch. I recommend it 100%

Will have to watch it! Ryan Gosling is great

I'm very excited about this megalopolis film Francis has been talking about it for decades. and I'm glad to see him coming back we need these Legend directors to make some quality work.

What is the opening music to your video? It sounds great! Also great video.

I assume you’re going to make more videos on how other 70s auteurs have survived the 80s? Because I’ve heard people say that the 80s were the worst decade in the history of American cinema and it’s a fascinating story on how the decade in cinema turned out to be.

Your intro is long asf.

I enjoyed the movie. Very well made. But I see your points.

thanks for these reviews. I am a lot older than the gentleman above, but I was fortunate to see both films in the theater. I remember the ending sequence of French Connection 2 was heart pounding. I had seen both French Connection and Chinatown in the theater when they came out. TWO JAKES for me suffered somewhat from the 1974 to 1990 16 yrs difference. I did not get all what was implied, until I saw both on DVD many years later, and after seeing both Chinatown and the Two Jakes in the same day. One problem I thought with the TWO JAKES, while reallly a good film, is that it is to CHINATOWN, what 2010 is to 2001. Space Oddesy. Also back in 75 or 74, I had heard that Dustin Hoffman was thought to be in the sequel, so a sequel even bakc tehn was thought of becuase of Robert Towne. Also I had heard that a 3rd Jake movie was supposed to happen, in the 1960's, regarding more freeways, the first water, the second oil, but because of the failure of TWO JAKES, never happened. But who knows, with AI, maybe such a film like that can be done. Also find it quite funny, but in FRENCH CONNECTION 2, Gene Hackman basically gives the same performance that he did it FRENCH CONNECTION, but no academy award nomination. And he is really good in the second film.

He had issues with a certain substance during this period, and it reflected in his output.

The 80s was his best decade I think. It was during this period that he became the inspiration for many indie and future indie filmmakers and was kind of ostracized from Hollywood. It was when I first saw a Scorsese film in the theaters when I was 16, After Hours, I saw that so many times.

Great vid. Learning loads about FFC

Yeah I'm signing up to sub based on this my dude

The 80s were his most interesting decade: After Hours, Color of Money, Last Temptation, Life Lessons.

Another sucessul video. Anxious for the next one.

Great video! I like all of Scorcese's films

Yeah right.

The editing is actually so interesting and amusing

Epic trolling, my friend. Haha

"The absence of jump scares ... really hurts the movie." I guess this is where we part ways. Jump scares have become cheap and annoying, not scary.

I disagree with your take on the ending, especially with your dislike of the unclimactic deaths. The film was pushing a live television aesthetic, so naturally when shit hits the fan people will die quickly and shockingly. I felt that the film used the deaths as interesting callbacks to the characters (the para-psychologist who talks out the devil gets her throat cut, the side-kick whose head wasn't on straight gets his turned around, and the skeptic who fakes pyromancy gets burned alive). Anyway just my opinion, keep up the reviews dawg

The ending was nit good. Great points

Great review. I concur, wholeheartedly.

I am waiting for someone to mention the extreme dryness of Arrakis, to the point of obsessing over losing your body's "moisture". (remember that part of the story?)

I think the book does mention how the Fremen get off the sandworm. It has something to do with getting the worm to grow tired and slow down, then slide off from the side.

I do not care one whit what you or anyone else says, I love these 2 movies. I bought both of them so I can re-watch them any time I so choose. And critics are just very stupid people who's opinions matter not one bit. I never listen to what they say. I will DECIDE FOR MY SELF!! So there!! Pfhhhhht!!

Socks?

A bit strange this video. Interesting, but strange.

Interesting video, but I'm curious why you chose to show the shielded knife battle between Paul and Gurney while describing the stillsuits? Odd decision. Regardless, I enjoyed the video.

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Good video...sub earned.

Fkn Jackie Treehorn again

Yet another great episode. Thank you! 🙂

Great video essays. Really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the rest of the episodes of this trilogy.

I loved the scene where the Bene Gesserit put Feyd Rautha’s hand in the box and reported than they could control him. It reminded me of when Paul stared back defiantly to the head mother in the first movie and now knowing that she was actually mad because she realized that she couldn’t control him

Form the list for best film, my vote goes to Killers OFM. (Granted I haven't seen them all) And I won't be re-watching Oppenheimer either. And I agree, it might be somewhat forgotten in due time and I did not add much to "my life".