Black & White

• Captain Blood directed by Michael Curtiz (1935)

  [6/10]

  "Captain Blood moves quickly, has fairly decent sea-battle effects for its time, and keeps you interested with its witty dialog and dry humor."

• Coffee and Cigarettes directed by Jim Jarmusch (2003)

  [5/10]

  "Jarmusch has collected some weird and quirky stories that emphasize the variability of human nature, even over something as simple as coffee and cigarettes."

• Jetée, La directed by Chris Marker (1967)

  [6/10]

  "La Jetée shows the power of the briefest of memories to instill a life with hope. Marker's presentation as a series of stills emphasizes the periodic and fleeting nature of memory."

• Quatre Cents Coups, Les [The 400 Blows] directed by François Truffaut (1959)

  [10/10]

  "Every time I watch François Truffaut's Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows), I have scenes of the main character Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) running through my head for days."

• Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks (1974)

  [8/10]

  "Even if you haven't ever seen Young Frankenstein, you have probably heard at least half of the dialog from ubiquitous quotes and samples. The script by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks spoofs its predecessors and the black-and-white horror movie genre but these spoofs synergistically create an icon of comedy."

  Average score: 7.00