What Did You See That You Liked? Time for the annual list of my top movies of the year. As is my practice, I limit my list to NINE selections. (Lots of reasons, the most important is that it’s my favorite number). Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com For the year, I watched a disappointing 34... Continue Reading →
The Grinch’s Heart Grew Three Sizes That Day
Yeah, It Was OK Lucky Christmas (2011) - A single mom moves to a small town with her son to start over again. Meanwhile, across town a good looking local man has set aside his dreams to support the family business. The rest you can guess. Directed by Gary Yates Starring Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Grey-Stanford... Continue Reading →
Too Sexy For Their Wrinkles
Seriously Sexy Seasonal Senior Silliness Grumpy Old Men (1993) – Two lifelong rivals (now senior citizens) vie for the affections of a beautiful new neighbor. They have razzed and pranked each other for most of their lives. But now they discover they mean more to each other than they realized. Directed by Donald Petrie Starring... Continue Reading →
Getting Silly Without Her Clothes On
It's fun, but not THAT kind of fun. The Invisible Woman (1940) - A department store model finds a way to get revenge on her miserable boss when she answers an ad for test subjects. An eccentric scientist has found the way to make people invisible. There are a few problems still to be overcome!... Continue Reading →
A Charming Apocalypse
When The End Comes, It Will Come For Us All. When the Wind Blows (1986) – Nuclear war disrupts the quiet routine of an elderly, retired couple in England. Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami Starring Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Mills Why I Liked It – A charming fable with a heartbreaking end. Here’s a... Continue Reading →
That’s Some Catch…
One Of The Greatest Anti-War War Movies of All Tim Catch-22 (1970) – An American pilot tries everything to be relieved of combat flying, including being certified as insane. The problem is that there’s a catch to that question. An omnipresent, infallible stumbling block to the insanity all around it. Directed by Mike Nichols Starring... Continue Reading →
Got What He Deserved?
Where The Boyfriend Is A Jerk, But NOT The Biggest Jerk. The Blue Gardenia (1953) – A young woman has too much to drink and goes back to the apartment of a pickup artist. The next morning, she wakes up to a raging hangover and a dead body. Did she kill him? The early evidence... Continue Reading →
With A Little Luck, This One’s A Winner
The Cooler (2006) – Bernie Lootz is not the man you want to stand next to you in a casino. Bernie is a man shaped jinx. Any luck you had at the table disappears. That makes him precious to the casino that employs him. When a pretty waitress comes into Bernie’s life, things will change.... Continue Reading →
Imperfect, But Familiar
Arabesque (1966) – A college professor with a specialty in ancient languages is drawn into an international crisis. Someone is trying to murder a visiting statesman to stop the signing of a treaty. Or are they? He has no idea who he can trust, including the beautiful wife of a suspect. Directed by Stanley Donen... Continue Reading →
All Hat…
Urban Cowboy (1980) – A young country boy moves to the big city looking for opportunities. He discovers work in the oil fields, and love in a legendary honky-tonk. Waiting for him are challenges he didn’t expect, including a mechanical bull, and an ex-con rival for his woman. Directed by James Bridges Starring John Travolta,... Continue Reading →