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…]
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The Little Things (2021)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared LetoGrade: C+ The scariest thought one faces in life is doing something and realizing it can never be undone. [Read More…]
Harper (1966)
Starring: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, Shelley Winters, Robert Webber, and Strother MartinGrade: A The most underrated moment in Harper had 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…]
Barbie (2023)
Starring: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Helen Mirren, John Cena, [Read More…]
Best Friends (1982)
Starring: Burt Reynolds and Goldie HawnGrade: C- I’m not sure how this movie managed to snatch an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The [Read More…]
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Sam Elliott, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Huddleston, David Thewlis, Peter Stormare, Flea, [Read More…]
The Two Jakes (1990)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Frederic Forrest, James Hong, and David Keith, with a cameo from Tom Waits and a voiceover [Read More…]
Chinatown (1974)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Burt Young, Diane Ladd, James Hong, and Roman PolanskiGrade: Classic On top of having one of the best [Read More…]
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, and Don CheadleGrade: B+ Denzel Washington in a neo-noir film? You had me at Denzel Washington. Summary In [Read More…]
