PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (2003) sticks the landing so perfectly that it’s easy to forget how difficult that was. A movie based on a theme park ride ends with Jack Sparrow stealing back the Black Pearl and sailing into the horizon like an instant movie icon
Anthony Bourdain died on this day eight years ago and him describing Waffle House is still the single-most important description of America that has ever been articulated.
Evening viewing recommendation? On the Criterion Channel, watch Steven Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977). https://t.co/zfxDf7bzLT
Pure movie magic of the highest order, this beloved science-fiction landmark from Spielberg gazes, with awe-inspiring wonder, into the infinite unknown.