Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Matt Burgess

Awesome 70s 'New York-as-hell' flick about a prim school-teacher's thirst for annihilation. Its been labeled by critics as a conservative morality tale against promiscuity but the actual film isn't really political, its more a character study of a self-destructive person, constantly looking for increasingly dangerous and reckless thrills to enliven her mundane life. Not gonna lie, I could relate.

Christopher R. Smith

A complex and enthralling examination of complicated emotion, clashing values, and even strange humor - all leading to a truly disturbing climax. Masterfully crafted by writer-director Richard Brooks and centered around a superb, authentic performance by Diane Keaton. A fascinating look at American culture in the 1970s and a true classic.

Richmond Hill

A film oddly at 90 degrees from the contemporary cinema of the late 1970s with its heavily, albeit shocking, moralistic conclusion. Nevertheless it has a seriousness about the endeavour and doesn't rush itself (perhaps a little too slowly) while Anne of Green Gables sullies herself. There's a distinct lineage with many horror films of the following years where promiscuity didn't pay either. Keaton is a treat.

Samuel Donath

Say what you like: This is a bold film. Not only because of the time it was made (1977), but for showing a woman's sexuality on screen. Given what I like about it: There are a few things I really dislike about it. The fact that she is punished in the end for exploring her sexuality, and the treatment of homosexuals are things I find objectionable. It is a story of a time in the 70s. Needs to be on DVD so more can see

Vic Alexandre-Dorléac

One of the most overlooked films of the New Hollywood era. Deeply thought-provoking 70's women's-lib-bar-crusing-drug-taking-one-nighters gritty odyssey that is still relevant to this day (apart from coke and disco) - and based on a true story to boot. Diane QUEENton's performance on this is absolute kino. That ending will haunt me for days to come.

Conquest of Gaul

Did the censorship board make this film with the Catholic church to get some sort of revenge for the 1968 end of the thirty four year Production Code...hmm.

FISCHER

Un film superbe, désespérant et mortellement pessimiste... www.cinefiches.com

Nelson Núñez

Esta película debería llamarse Sanción Moral.