The living legend that is Cher wanted to turn back time to “take back those words” that hurt her partner. If this movie-loving writer could turn back time, he’d want to experience many things again, including a few movies that proved once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Any cinephile can relate: some movies stay with you because of what it meant to watch them for the first time. Call it nostalgia or attachment or longing — it’s possibly all of that and more. The fact remains that some movies carve a place inside you and stay there, remaining meaningful for reasons beyond a mere explanation.
