1980s Classic Film I

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, John Rhys-Davies, and River PhoenixGrade: Classic Does anyone know the reference involving the handshake between Henry and Brody? The “Genius [Read More…]

1980s Classic Film I

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, and Ke Huy Quan with a cameo from Dan AykroydGrade: Classic Well, if we learned anything coming out of Indiana [Read More…]

1980s Classic Film I

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, and John Rhys-Davies with Alfred MolinaGrade: Classic Despite what the smart aleks out there would like people to believe, the [Read More…]

1970s Film S

Shaft (1971)

Starring: Richard RoundtreeGrade: B+ No one in the history of the world has pulled off the turtleneck like John Shaft. Summary In New York City, [Read More…]

1980s Film R

RoboCop (1987)

Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, and Ronny CoxGrade: A+ The prosthetics and makeup used in RoboCop were Oscar-worthy. Unless you work in the field, [Read More…]

2000s Classic Film G

Gladiator (2000)

Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris, and Sven-Ole ThorsenGrade: Classic All things considered, Falco’s advice to act like a [Read More…]

2000s Film R

Road to Perdition (2002)

Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dylan Baker, and Ciarán HindsGrade: B+ Tyler Hoechlin does [Read More…]

1990s Film T

The Fisher King (1991)

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer, Michael Jeter, David Hyde Pierce, Tom Waits, and Harry Shearer Grade: A Such a thoughtful film [Read More…]

1980s Film M

Moonstruck (1987)

Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, and the dad from FrasierGrade: A I thought I was sick of hearing Dean Martin’s [Read More…]