#65 - Rushmore

#65 was probably added to the collection almost as soon as it was released (1998 release, 2000 addition) -

Amazingly, I never saw this when it came out till just now - I was more of a band and music guy in the late 90's - but this is an excellent film

Jason Schwartzman cements the lead role, with Bill Murray and Olivia Williams providing the three sides of the love triangle at a private Prep School where these three characters push and pull at each other with great amusement and dialogue.

I think what's most interesting about this film is there is a LOT to not like about Jason's character, Max Fischer.   Max is, for lack of a better word, probably today what we would call a serial harasser.  His attempts to woo Olivia's character, Rosemary, play out quite often in real life and end in restraining orders, toxic masculinity, and the like.  What the movie succeeds in doing is giving us just enough to root for him still, despite his obvious failings and arrogance. 

You never truly feel either his character or Bill's is a bad guy - just decent guys getting pulled into some bad behavior

Of course, Wes Anderson has a filming style all his own - you can almost identify one of his movies based on some of the little things he does in a film, like tone, music, and dialogue - I love that you can recognize a director's style by the kind of story and the way he films it and that he can make it a unique thing, instead of being an interchangeable cog in the machine.

Fun fact, he co-wrote this with Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson gets a small part - good for him - LOL