The Parallax View

Probably a bad thing to admit here, but I’m embarrassingly film-illiterate when it comes to classic movies, so this week I watched THE PARALLAX VIEW and absolutely loved it. Warren Beatty is in FINE form as a denim-clad political reporter investigating a series of murders tied to the assassination of a senator years prior. In addition to being a chilling (and sadly timeless) political allegory about the power of the Political Machine, the movie is also so. damn. stylish. Director Alan J. Pakula and cinematographer Gordon Willis create so many clever and taut visual moments that I want to go back and watch it all again in case I missed any the first time. If you’ve exhausted your usual list of action thrillers—or if you just want to stare at Beatty’s perfectly-feathered hair for a couple of hours—it’s now on HBOMax! 

—Julia Hammer, Creative Executive