Snobbin: Beautiful Trash in the Pop Culture Gutter

25. Cutter's Way (1981), Ivan Passer, United Artists 26. Decline of Western Civilization (1981), Penelope Spheeris 27. The Wrecking Crew (2008), Denny Tedesco, Magnolia Pictures 28. I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016), Billy O'Brien, IFC Midnight 29. In Order of Disappearance (2014), Hans Petter Moland 30. Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013), Laura Archibald 31. The Man Who Knew too Much (1956), Alfred Hitchcock, Paramount 32. Sabotage (1936), Alfred Hitchcock, GFD 33. The Intruder (1962), Roger Corman, Pathé-America Distrib.Co. 34. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Peter Yates, Paramount 35. The Long Good Friday (1980), John Mackenzie, Paramount

My ultimate goal is still to blog about each of these films, but my dissertation draft is getting in the way right now. As you can see, crime films remain a constant concern. I will also be adding a few more recommendations. Here is the list for now. 12. Fury, Fritz Lang (MGM, 1936) 13. The Hateful Eight (2015), Quentin Tarantino, Weinstein 14. Night of the Living Dead (1990), Tom Savini, Columbia 15. CBGB (2013), Randall Miller, XLrator 16. Odd Thomas (2013), Stephen Sommers, Fusion 17. The Houses October Built (2014), Bobby Roe, Image 18. The Awakening (2011), Nick Murphy, StudioCanal UK 19. He Never Died (2016), Jason Krawczyk, 108 Media 20. Hard Eight (1997), Paul Thomas Anderson, Samuel Goldwyn 21. Mystery Train (1989), Jim Jarmusch, Orion 22. Chef (2014), Jon Favreau, Open Road 23. Across 110th Street (1972), Barry Shears, United Artists 24. Boogie Nights (1997), Paul Thomas Anderson, New Line