Directed by the master of suspense Brian De Palma, The Fury (1978) is a stylish, supernatural thriller that blends espionage intrigue with explosive psychic horror.
Directed by the master of suspense Brian De Palma, The Fury (1978) is a stylish, supernatural thriller that blends espionage intrigue with explosive psychic horror.
Directed by John Cassavetes, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) is a gritty, atmospheric character study that subverts the traditional tropes of the gangster genre. Rather than focusing on the mechanics of a heist or the hierarchy of the mob, the film offers a deeply personal, almost documentary-style look at a man trying to maintain his dignity while his world collapses.
Written and directed by John Cassavetes, this film is a towering achievement of American independent cinema. It is a raw, unflinching, and deeply empathetic portrait of domestic life, mental instability, and the suffocating expectations of “normalcy” in a 1970s working-class household.