5. Spione (1928), directed by Fritz Lang
A Late Era Silent Film Devours its Intricate Plot While Pulling a Few Emotional Shortcuts
“Rickmancing the Stone”
Rick and Morty, S03E02:
“Rickmancing the Stone”
Rick and Morty Makes a Proper Return, Remaining True to its Troubled, Hilarious Self
“The Queen’s Justice”
Game of Thrones, S07E03:
“The Queen’s Justice”
The Season’s Strongest Episode Yet Flows Nicely, But Loses Some Points for Clunky Writing
directed by Henri-George Clouzot
4. Les Diaboliques (1955),
directed by Henri-George Clouzot
A French Psychological Thriller That Dabbles with Film Noir Still Has Some Tricks Up Its Sleeve
Game of Thrones, S07E02: “Stormborn”
Incremental Progress is Broken Up by a Murky Battle and Some Welcome Deaths
directed by Albert Lamorisse
3. The Red Balloon (1956),
directed by Albert Lamorisse
One of Cinema’s Most Endearing Short Films Maintains Its Sense of Wonder
Game of Thrones, S07E01: “Dragonstone”
Watching the Pieces on the Board Get Slowly Pushed Closer Together is Interesting, If Underwhelming
Stranger Things is Set to Stay Strange While Things Continue Happening
This Teaser Tells Us Virtually Nothing, Which it Turns Out is Just Enough