The Maltese Falcon
Dir: John Huston
1941
*****
John Huston's classic, The Maltese Falcon, represents a huge turning point in modern Cinema and one that every film made since should be grateful for. It looks sublime, every shot is lit beautifully and in perfect contrast. The performances are immaculate and the script is as fresh now as it was then. There is a real difference in the way characters were portrayed back then and it's still miles better than many films made today. For a debut film, John Huston shows just how talented he really was. An unmissable classic and the birth of film noir.