Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Starring: Marlon BrandoGrade: A Very rarely do I feel the need to acknowledge the power of the opening credits, but Bernardo Bertolucci’s use of the [Read More…]
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Foul Play (1978)
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Dudley Moore, Burgess Meredith, Brian Dennehy, and Frances BayGrade: A “But why kill the pope? He means nothing to you!” Where [Read More…]
The Warriors (1979)
Starring: Michael Beck and James RemarGrade: A- Am I alone in saying Cochise is my favorite member of the Warriors? He’s too cool. Summary In [Read More…]
Network (1976)
Starring: William Holden, Faye Dunaway, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, and Ned BeattyGrade: Classic In any discussion of the greatest screenplays ever produced, Network will always [Read More…]
Mean Streets (1973)
Starring: Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, with cameos from David Carradine and Martin ScorseseGrade: A Mean Streets might be one of the very few [Read More…]
Lenny (1974)
Starring: Dustin HoffmanGrade: Classic Lenny Bruce walked so we could run. Summary *The film’s narrative is non-linear and jumps all over the timeline with the [Read More…]
East of Eden (1955)
Starring: James Dean, Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Richard Davalos, and Jo Van FleetGrade: A I have never seen a lower-level character that got on my [Read More…]
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Starring: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Jim Brown, and Patrick McGoohanGrade: C No matter the sum of its parts, one thing we can’t take away from [Read More…]
The Color of Money (1986)
Starring: Paul Newman, Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Turturro, Forest Whitaker and Bill Cobbs, with a voice cameo from Martin ScorseseGrade: A Is Paul Newman [Read More…]
The Hustler (1961)
Starring: Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott, and Piper Laurie, with a small role from Jake LaMottaGrade: Classic The final shot of everyone calmly going [Read More…]
