Easily one of my all-time favorite horror movies, mostly due to the eerie cinematography and set design broaching into the territory of arthouse horror. Its identity as an independent film shines through in every shot, which gives it the sort of charm that I miss in big productions. TCM's status as a horror classic is well-earned, especially since it became such a foundational pillar of the slasher subgenre, but writing it off as "just a slasher" does the film a great disservice. Check it out if you haven't.

I keep coming back to rewatch this one. Stunning cinematography with gorgeously coordinated shots dives into themes of transhumanism and questions of "What makes a human Human, and where is the line of non-human drawn?" If that wasn't enough to drive me nuts, it's paired with that lumbering 80's pacing that feels almost like you're in a dream, set to an amazing soundtrack by Vangelis. I can go on and on about Blade Runner, it's so good. Rutger Hauer's performance as Roy Batty is something that will stick with me forever - his closing speech at the end of the movie drives nails into my soul whenever I think about it.

Another classic that perfectly maintains a slow, almost crawling pace without ever becoming a drag. Every scene feels deliberate, and it adds to the sort of desperate near-floundering Clarice is meant to feel while trying to unwrangle Dr Lector's cryptic and not entirely helpful assistance in order to resolve the case. I can't imagine a better casting. Anthony Hopkins provides a perfect meld of eerie and gentlemanly, and Jodie Foster is really selling the 'competent, determined woman treading water in the deep end' for me - also, I can listen to her talk for days. Ted Levine absolutely kills it in the role of Jame Gumb (Buffalo Bill) and yeah, I do think he's hot. I really gotta sit down and read the novel one of these days, considering how much I love this movie.