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American essayist and novelist; author of the collections I Was Told There'd Be Cake (2008) and Look Alive Out There (2018), the novel Cult Classic (2022) and the memoir Grief Is for People (2024).
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Do the Right ThingOther Spike Lee
But there’s no denying the power, the heat, and the energy—the perfection, really—of Do the Right Thing.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Sloane Crosley, the entry for Do the Right Thing.
2018-05-25·criterion.com ↗
Sweet Smell of SuccessOther Alexander Mackendrick
Sweet Smell of Success is more of a perfect script than a perfect movie, but it’s phenomenal.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Sloane Crosley, the entry for Sweet Smell of Success.
2018-05-25·criterion.com ↗
Kicking and ScreamingOther Noah Baumbach
I’ll start with the last one, Kicking and Screaming, a movie I can recite from start to finish.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Sloane Crosley, the entry for Kicking and Screaming.
2018-05-25·criterion.com ↗
Days of HeavenOther Terrence Malick
Every man I’ve ever gotten close to has loved this movie to the point where I am less interested in a guy’s astrological sign than the degree of his obsession with Days of Heaven. So I was a little resistant to the whole Malick canon. Which is nonsense because this is the greatest film of a great director.
Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Sloane Crosley, the entry for Days of Heaven.
2018-05-25·criterion.com ↗
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