The best L.A. films of the past quarter-century
The L.A. Times offers their list of the 25 films from the past quarter-century best capturing the essence of Los Angeles.
I was most surprised by this little nugget, from the blurb for Speed (#17):
One out of every 31 Americans lives in Los Angeles County.
I’m fine with Jackie Browne at the third spot (instead of Pulp Fiction) but I would have put Boyz N the Hood (#4) higher on the list, perhaps at the top. While LA Confidential is merely a brilliant homage, Boyz N the Hood stands as an achievement to which homages are made. And not just in film: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is Boyz N the Hood stripped of all social conscience.
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