Vikram Murthi
Contributing writer for The Nation. Editor of Downtime Magazine. Freelance writer and critic.
USA
Voted for
| Film | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| The Last Laugh | 1924 | F.W. Murnau |
| Only Angels Have Wings | 1939 | Howard Hawks |
| Pierrot le fou | 1965 | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Two-lane Blacktop | 1971 | Monte Hellman |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 1977 | Steven Spielberg |
| Blue Velvet | 1986 | David Lynch |
| A Brighter Summer Day | 1991 | Edward Yang |
| Naked | 1993 | Mike Leigh |
| Dazed and Confused | 1993 | Richard Linklater |
| Irma Vep | 1996 | Olivier Assayas |
Comments
I chose these 10 films from a list of roughly 65, all of which made an impact on my worldview and aesthetic priorities. These selections should be taken as a snapshot of my current mood. They are transparently insufficient and reflective of my biases. I inevitably will have many regrets and misgivings over these choices in the near future. But, much like life, they are still mine and mine alone.