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…]
Category: 1970s
There’s No Time for Love, Charlie Brown (1973)
Starring: Chad Webber and Christopher DeFariaGrade: C+ Peppermint Patty calling Marcie “Kid” is a lot funnier than it should be. This should happen more often. Summary [Read More…]
The Drowning Pool (1975)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Melanie Griffith, and Scorpio from Dirty HarryGrade: A The Drowning Pool thrives on a lot of subtle humor compared to [Read More…]
The Fortune (1975)
Starring: Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, and Florence Stanley, with small roles from Scatman Crothers and Christopher GuestGrade: C+ If you’ve seen The Fortune, [Read More…]
You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972)
Starring: Chad Webber and Stephen SheaGrade: A- “It’s hard being a campaign worker. We’re completely at the mercy of our candidate. We do all the [Read More…]
Murder by Death (1976)
Starring: Truman Capote, Peter Sellers, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, David Niven, Maggie Smith, James Coco, Eileen Brennan, Elsa Lanchester, and James CromwellGrade: B- If you [Read More…]
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Starring: Edward Fox and Michel LonsdaleGrade: B The Jackal may be an awful person, but he made a serious argument in The Day of the [Read More…]
The Super Fight (1970)
Starring: Muhammed Ali and Rocky MarcianoGrade: C- Ladies and gentlemen, the inspiration for 2006’s Rocky Balboa. Summary The point of The Super Fight is to [Read More…]
Watership Down (1978)
Starring: John Hurt and a smaller role from Zero MostelGrade: B- Above all else, Watership Down succeeds in creating cool character names for every single [Read More…]
It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976)
Starring: Dylan BeachGrade: B- When Charlie Brown is on the verge of giving up on his team for messing up his field completely, do you [Read More…]
