I dunno about‘important,’ but these are some of my favorite pieces of film writing. i learned stuff from these and can recharge my batteries watching them pretty much any time –
NETWORK, VERTIGO, MULHOLLAND DR, HIS GIRL FRIDAY, M, THE THIRD MAN, YOJIMBO, CASABLANCA, THE APARTMENT, BARTON FINK, MILLER’S CROSSING, A BAND OF OUTSIDERS, MYSTERY TRAIN, RIO BRAVO, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, anything by Tati pretty much, MICHAEL CLAYTON, LOCAL HERO, the Lang MABUSE films, NAKED, jesus, lots. the s...