Snobbin: Beautiful Trash in the Pop Culture Gutter

259. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937), Louis King, Paramount 260. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), David Lynch, New Line Cinema 261. Crash (2004), Paul Haggis, Lionsgate 262. Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (2005), Randall Miller, Samuel Goldwyn 263. A Walk in the Woods (2015), Ken Kwapis, Broad Green 264. Paris, Texas (1984), Wim Wenders, Argos 265. Eraserhead (1977), David Lynch, Libra 266. Powwow Highway (1989), Jonathan Wacks, Anchor Bay 267. The Man Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945), Akira Kurosawa, Toho 268. Mikey and Nicky (1976), Elaine May, Paramount

So I made the crazy goal of watching 365 films in 2017 and writing a capsule review of each. My only rules are that I have either not watched the film before or it has been at least five years. I just subscribed to TCM's FilmStruck, a streaming service that will give me plenty of artsy, foreign and independent films to choose from, including many films from The Criterion Collection. I'm also thinking about subscribing to Warner Archive Instant for more classic Hollywood options. I've been meaning to watch more movies for awhile, and Netflix is just not cutting it. 1. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Director's Cut) John Cassavetes' 1976 crime film starring Ben Gazarra is a quiet triumph. What it lacks in plot, it makes up for in atmosphere and shaky hand held camera work. However, the camera work makes for a very personal and idiosyncratic experience. A cabaret owner, Cosmo Vittelli (Gazarra), who has a gambling problem, pays off his final debt to a loan shar...