In-depth reviews of my favorite movies of all time.
Before I get on to the business of explaining why Casablanca is one of my favorite movies, I do need to admit that I really don't like the ending, or, for that matter, the major …
Sometimes it's easy to justify enjoyment of certain kinds of films by simply calling them "dumb fun." However, films like Conan the Barbarian seem to push the limits of dumb fun almost into the realm of, …
Howard Hawks is known as one of the all time great Hollywood directors. And while his films from the 30s and 40s seem to get most of the attention, the man was still cranking out superlative …
It’s hard to watch the 50 Shades of Grey movie without thinking “wait, that’s it?” Aside from one scene where Mr. Grey actually tries to sort of hurt his partner, about all the movie’s constant talk …
The Big Sleep is archetypal noir. And, I don’t just mean that today’s film was the blueprint for all films noir to follow, I mean, the images contained within resonate so strongly that it must …
While I love romantic comedies more than your average guy (or girl for that matter), I'll be the first to admit that they are not usually cinematic masterworks--or even cinematic averageworks. In fact, most of …
Last month I talked about one of the first two movies I owned on VHS as a child. I figured it was only fitting to talk about the other movie today, the action movie to …
It can be tricky to figure out exactly what criteria to use when trying to pin down one's "favorite movie of all time ever!" Is it the film that you find the most intellectually and …
Some movies, when viewed at an impressionable age, can live on in our memories as possessing qualities far beyond their actual worth. Ball of Fire, I'm happy to report, is not one of those movies. …
I've always been a little on the fence about experimental film. I mean, I get it, or at least I think I do, but, at the end of the day, I really just kind of …