Craig Horlbeck

Because of my age, there's something about Jurassic Park and Schindler's List and then soon Saving Private Ryan, where it felt like he was kind of coming back for his middle age to be like, just so you know, I am the greatest of all time. That those three movies in three completely different ways are, they stand alongside this and Jaws to me.

pure filmmaking like that the battle scene the first 20 minutes is probably the peak of his career right Dobbins and I were just saying this on the pod though I genuinely think 50 years from now people will also look at West Side Story and Fableman's as part of this like top 10 15 yes him kind of in his final stage understanding how to make a movie better than anybody and still pouring himself into it so I don't know you know who also liked this movie our girl Pauline Kael

pure filmmaking like that the battle scene the first 20 minutes is probably the peak of his career right Dobbins and I were just saying this on the pod though I genuinely think 50 years from now people will also look at West Side Story and Fableman's as part of this like top 10 15 yes him kind of in his final stage understanding how to make a movie better than anybody and still pouring himself into it so I don't know you know who also liked this movie our girl Pauline Kael

pure filmmaking like that the battle scene the first 20 minutes is probably the peak of his career right Dobbins and I were just saying this on the pod though I genuinely think 50 years from now people will also look at West Side Story and Fableman's as part of this like top 10 15 yes him kind of in his final stage understanding how to make a movie better than anybody and still pouring himself into it so I don't know you know who also liked this movie our girl Pauline Kael

Well, can I point something out about Ebert and Siskel? Because I went back and re-watched their segment about it. And they both did something that we do all the time. that I think is really interesting, and I think it's important to clock commentary about movies, even movies that are considered all-time great in real time. They both are like, this movie kind of drags a little bit.

Well, can I point something out about Ebert and Siskel? Because I went back and re-watched their segment about it. And they both did something that we do all the time. that I think is really interesting, and I think it's important to clock commentary about movies, even movies that are considered all-time great in real time. They both are like, this movie kind of drags a little bit.

Well, can I point something out about Ebert and Siskel? Because I went back and re-watched their segment about it. And they both did something that we do all the time. that I think is really interesting, and I think it's important to clock commentary about movies, even movies that are considered all-time great in real time. They both are like, this movie kind of drags a little bit.

The second act is a little soft in the middle, and it's not that great, which is something you would say about just kind of any movie that you see on an ongoing basis.

The second act is a little soft in the middle, and it's not that great, which is something you would say about just kind of any movie that you see on an ongoing basis.

The second act is a little soft in the middle, and it's not that great, which is something you would say about just kind of any movie that you see on an ongoing basis.

Yeah, I think the lead up to going to Devil's Tower. Yeah. And I don't know that that's like I'm not saying that's right or wrong. But now when we talk about a movie like this is so sacred and so important. And you're asking, is it literally his greatest achievement? Arguably the greatest American filmmaker since John Ford, whatever. Now we like genuflect at it.

Yeah, I think the lead up to going to Devil's Tower. Yeah. And I don't know that that's like I'm not saying that's right or wrong. But now when we talk about a movie like this is so sacred and so important. And you're asking, is it literally his greatest achievement? Arguably the greatest American filmmaker since John Ford, whatever. Now we like genuflect at it.

Yeah, I think the lead up to going to Devil's Tower. Yeah. And I don't know that that's like I'm not saying that's right or wrong. But now when we talk about a movie like this is so sacred and so important. And you're asking, is it literally his greatest achievement? Arguably the greatest American filmmaker since John Ford, whatever. Now we like genuflect at it.

But even in the time when it came out, critics have this desire to be like, nothing's perfect. Like, just so you know, even though you stole our breath. you could have like tightened this up a little bit which I find very funny for a movie that is so meaningful to so many people that endures 50 years later that That's not even really found in Ebert's review.

But even in the time when it came out, critics have this desire to be like, nothing's perfect. Like, just so you know, even though you stole our breath. you could have like tightened this up a little bit which I find very funny for a movie that is so meaningful to so many people that endures 50 years later that That's not even really found in Ebert's review.

But even in the time when it came out, critics have this desire to be like, nothing's perfect. Like, just so you know, even though you stole our breath. you could have like tightened this up a little bit which I find very funny for a movie that is so meaningful to so many people that endures 50 years later that That's not even really found in Ebert's review.

In his written piece, he doesn't say like, oh, it kind of sags a little bit in the middle. But on TV, he found himself reverting to this comment that you can make about any kind of movie.

In his written piece, he doesn't say like, oh, it kind of sags a little bit in the middle. But on TV, he found himself reverting to this comment that you can make about any kind of movie.

In his written piece, he doesn't say like, oh, it kind of sags a little bit in the middle. But on TV, he found himself reverting to this comment that you can make about any kind of movie.

Yeah. This movie is arguably the case for physical media.