Release Year: 1954
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Seven Samurai
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s Seven Samurai — a 1954 action from director Akira Kurosawa that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. “Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. The setup…
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Rear Window
Few things separate a forgettable night of scrolling from a night you actually remember, and “Rear Window” (1954) lands firmly in the second camp for a specific kind of viewer. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “It only takes…