Slap Shot

George Roy Hill, 1977, 122 minutes

Death of a Salesman on ice, with laughs.

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Rob Reiner, 2023, 88 minutes

Hagiography I can live with.

Agatha

Michael Apted, 1979, 98 minutes

Sharp script and perfs.

The Holdovers

Alexander Payne, 2023, 133 minutes

Pleasant.

Back Street

John M. Stahl, 1932, 93 minutes

Sensitive Irene Dunne perf.

Mark of the Vampire

Tod Browning, 1935, 60 minutes

Some nice Browning touches.

Johnny Guitar

Nicholas Ray, 1954, 110 minutes

Killer perfs from Crawford and McCambridge.

Rancho Notorious

Fritz Lang, 1952, 89 minutes

Bizarre.

Corazón Azul

Miguel Coyula, 2021, 103 minutes

Densely visual and overwhelming. A work of genius.

Chameleon Street

Wendell B. Harris Jr., 1989, 94 minutes

Original and disturbing.

Phoenix

Christian Petzold, 2014, 100 minutes

Fantastic payoff; annoying getting there.