This is my 5000th Review! Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Anyone ever tell you that you have a mean and suspicious nature?” – Joe Barlow Number of Times Seen – 1 (18 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – An Army officer is sent on a dangerous mission to recover stolen gold with the help of […]
This is my 4999th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “George, your hypochondria’s showing.” – Judy Number of Times Seen – 1 (18 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A hypochondriac who believes he is dying gets into more trouble when his wife begins to believe that it’s true. My Take on it – This […]
This is my 4998th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “He comes in here every other night. He has his favorite drink, and his favourite table, with his favorite dancer. Sometimes he has to wait for her, and sometimes she’s waiting for him, to protect him. She’s his angel. ” – Eric Number of […]
This is my 4947th Review Original Rating prediction – 3/10 “Can’t you answer a simple question?” – Vera Edwards “A simple question I could. Just not that one.” – Colin Ware Number of Times Seen – 1 (18 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A British artist tries to stay hidden in a small New […]
This is my 4946th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “[Entering with a mask intending to rob the family] Ah, nothing like fried chicken while it’s still hot and crispy! So the quicker you open that safe and give us the money, the quicker you can get back to that tasty-looking chicken.” – Paris […]
This is my 4945th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Promise me I can have your face when the breath has left your body.” – Professor Andreev Number of Times Seen – 1 (17 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A Soviet detective tries to solve a murder in a prominent Moscow Park while avoiding […]
This is my 4944thReview Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “There’s nothing wrong with going nowhere, son. It’s a privilege of youth” – Gardner Number of Times Seen – 1 (17 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis –A group of college friends decide to spend the last few days before they go their separate ways by having […]
This is my 4993rd Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Come and get me sucka!” – Jack Number of Times Seen – 1 (17 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Fifteen years after losing the biggest high school football game of their lives, a group of men decide to try and do the game over […]
This is my 4992nd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “I wanna say somethin’. I’ve known since the train that we weren’t liable to find him. It was just a hair of a chance that we got Sam back. I knew that. Maybe I knew even before we left home, but somehow I just […]
This is my 4991st Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “You say too many prayers for an innocent man.” – Valka Number of Times Seen – 1 (17 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A group of prisoners hatch a plan to escape from Siberia and make the trek to India and freedom. My Take […]
This is my 4990th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “My feelings? About ten years ago, I hid them somewhere and haven’t been able to find them.” – Whit Number of Times Seen – 1 (17 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A former private investigator living in hiding is discovered by an old enemy […]
This is my 4989th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Maybe it’s good and maybe it ain’t, but it’s radical! ” – Si Schribman Number of Times Seen – 1 (17 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Biography of the man who’s love for music was able to change so many lives as he was […]
This is my 4988th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Congratulations, guys, you just staked out a roll of toilet paper. ” – Ramsay Number of Times Seen – 1 (15 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – In a futuristic world, a police officer must try and find out why robots are killing humans. My […]
This is my 4987th Review Original Rating prediction – 6/10 “Listen, Mister. When I come in here tonight, you seen an old clock runnin’ down. I’m tired. I’m through. Happens to everybody sometime. It’ll happen to you too, someday. With me it’s a little bit of everything. Backaches and headaches. I can’t sleep nights. […]
This is my 4986th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “See, I will always have this penchant for what I call kamikaze women. I call them kamikazes because they, you know they crash their plane, they’re self-destructive. But they crash into you, and you die along with them.” – Gabe Number of Times Seen […]
This is my 4985th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Limbo is like New Jersey. You can see all the good stuff, you just have to get there.” – Phil Number of Times Seen – 1 (14 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A blind man must decide whether to have surgery that could potentially […]
This is my 4984th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “If we can find money to kill people, you can find money to help people” – Tony Benn Number of Times Seen – 1 (14 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Michael Moore decides to take on the Health Care system and try and figure […]
This is my 4983rd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Don’t let your mouth get your ass in trouble.” – John Shaft Number of Times Seen – 1 (14 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A tough as nail private eye is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter who has been kidnapped […]
This is my 4982nd Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “I don’t sell shoes, Mrs. Stevens.” – Max Number of Times Seen – 1 (13 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A lonely cobbler discovers a magical way that he can transform into other people by “literally” walking in their shoes. My Take on it […]
This is my 4981st Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “Has it ever occurred to you that, if you spend your life lying to people about who you are, you never get to know who they are?” – Michael Number of Times Seen – 1 (13 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A successful single […]
This is my 4980th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “You start to play it… and it’s like somebody’s nightmare. Then suddenly, this woman comes on. Smiling at you, right? Seeing you… through the screen. Then when it’s over, your phone rings. Someone knows you watched it. And what they say is, “You will […]
This is my 4979th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “The way it seems to me, the man never made an actual threat against your life or property. So it’s his word against yours. And he has, let’s say, the color issue on his side. And that color happens to be blue.” – Harold […]
This is my 4978th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 [No one attends Wade Matlock’s funeral] “Matlock wasn’t the kind to have any friends after he was dead. ” – John Parrish Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A rancher gets involved in a land dispute and decides […]
This is my 4977th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “If anyone tries to cross that river before we’re out of sight – baptize ’em.” – Lane Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A widow hires a group of men to find a gold shipment that her former […]
This is my 4976th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Life ain’t a picnic for nobody” – Rose Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A troubled young women is brought to a rural farm to be brought up properly but she constantly seems to get in trouble where […]
This is my 4975th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “[voiceover] Some of the East German police were rude and suspicious. Others were suspicious and rude.” – C.R. MacNamara Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A coca-cola executive in Germany must watch after the daughter of one of […]
This is my 4974th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “Command performances leave me quite cold. I’ve had more fun in the back seat of a ’39 Ford than I could ever have in the vault of the Chase Manhattan Bank. ” – Gloria Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief […]
This is my 4973rd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “And you down there, stop that whispering. This is a court of law, not a public library. ” – Judge Bryson Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – On the day of his remarriage, a man finds out that […]
This is my 4972nd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “I don’t know anything about medicine, doctor, but that’s one prescription that never cured anything.’ – Muldoon Number of Times Seen – 1 (12 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Detectives investigating a suicide suspect that it’s really a murder and do all they can […]
This is my 4971st Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “There is nothing that can crush a man as to see his dreams crumble to dust. But on the other hand… he realized if the one goal had disappeared, we’ll have another one, and so, if I can’t cross the continent, I’m going to […]
This is my 4970th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “When we look at Steamboat Willie today, it’s hard to imagine how fresh and how different it must had been than the other animated films of that era. In November 1928. you had never seen anything like this before. Here was a character laughing […]
This is my 4969th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “What kind of surface might he be running on?” – Robert Cole “I don’t know… space floor?” – Head Mixer Number of Times Seen – 1 (11 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A neurotic film editor tries to come to terms with his love […]
This is my 4968th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “One day when you’re an antique I shall vote for you. I promise.” – Sidney Number of Times Seen – 1 (11 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Four pairs of couples spend the weekend at a prestigious hotel in Los Angeles where each of […]
This is my 4967th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “That’s enough. We may see it differently, but in the eyes of the law Lex Luthor is not a criminal. The rule of law is a rule you never break. And real justice is everyone’s right. Even the worst among us.” – Cyborg Superman […]
This is my 4966th Review Original Rating prediction – 6/10 “[about Greer] A man oughta be able to take care of his woman. ” – Ben Stride Number of Times Seen – 1 (11 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A former sheriff devotes his life to tracking down the seven men who murdered his […]
This is my 4965th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “I thought it was president Eisenhower’s duty to stand up, to tell the country that Brown is the law of the land! And use his executive power to enforce the decision. But do you know what Ike said when they asked him about it? […]
This is my 4964th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “This next song goes out to all the agoraphobic junkies who couldn’t be here tonight. ” Lounge Singer Number of Times Seen – 1 (8 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A down on her luck author decides to try and forge letters of famous […]
This is my 4963rd Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “People like to talk, and in doing so they tell the truth. It puts less of a strain on the memory.” – Hercule Poirot Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Following the death of the patriarch of the […]
This is my 4962nd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Can’t argue with a confident man.” – Napoleon Wilson Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A gang of criminals attack a deserted police station on the day before it is closed down which causes a police officer to […]
This is my 4961st Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “I also remember how grateful I was that at least some of my men had learned to be loyal. Not to a gang or to power but to a job; in a small way to society and this gave me hope for their future.” […]
This is my 4961st Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “I may be on the devil’s hit-list, but I’m on God’s mailing list. ” – Sonny Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After an accident, a preacher moves far away from his home town, changes his identity and […]
This is my 4960th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Be nice, Mr. Paris. Your ass is in my hands.” – Jenny Hudson Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After a disgraced police officer is suspected of murder, he must gain the trust and help of his lawyer […]
This is my 4958th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “You have been drinking a little, hm?” – Dallas “No ma’am. I’ve been drinkin a lot.” – Sean Mercer Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – The arrival of a beautiful female photographer to a camp of animal hunters […]
This is my 4957th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “It’s so much easier to be happy, my love. It’s so much easier to choose to love the things that you have, and you have so much, instead of always yearning for what you’re missing, or what it is you’re imagining you’re missing. It’s […]
This is my 4956th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Every single drug that’s out there is because of ACT UP, I am convinced. It is the proudest achievement that the gay population of this world can ever claim.” – Larry Kramer Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – […]
This is my 4955th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “If there is any way of destroying hatred and all that goes with it, it’s not through evil and hatred and cruelty, but through charity, love, understanding. ” – Jonathan Wilk Number of Times Seen – 1 (7 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Two […]
This is my 4954th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “[to Johnny] You haven’t been around lately. I thought maybe you were an amnesia victim or something.” – Gilda Number of Times Seen – 1 (6 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A small time swindler begins working at a nightclub in Buenos Aries and […]
This is my 4953rd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “[speaking of life after death] I’ll see you when I discover the secrets of the universe.” – Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon Number of Times Seen – 1 (6 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After a mad bomber places a series of explosives on an […]
This is my 4952nd Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “[giving tobacco to a Japanese prisoner who’s begging for some] Always treat a human being like a human being. You’ll be surprised what happens.” – Sgt. Randolph Johnson Number of Times Seen – 1 (6 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – During the Battle of […]
This is my 4951st Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Los Angeles is perfect for her. It’s a city of the future. Anything goes. Totally mobile population. No ones a stranger. Very little in this town is taboo or unacceptable. Whatever she does, no one’s going to notice.” – Arden Number of Times Seen […]
This is my 4950th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “I’m afraid of what’ll happen if I stay. ” – Ellie Number of Times Seen – 1 (6 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After his wife is killed in a tragic mishap, a spy trying to return to his old life seems to be […]
This is my 4949th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “[after stepping on a spider, a dog barks in the background] Yeah, that’s right… I’m bad!” – Delbert Number of Times Seen – 1 (6 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After moving to small town, a doctor and his family must deal with an […]
This is my 4948th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “And this is the kind of thing that backs right up to Washington. You can imagine the conversations going on. “What’s happening out there?” “What’s holding them up?” “What are they doing?” But do we have any air support? No! They switched priorities on […]
This is my 4947th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “It is so difficult to make a neat job of killing people with whom one is not on friendly terms” – Louis Mazzini Number of Times Seen – 1 (6 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A poor relative of a British Duke decides to […]
This is my 4946th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Jeff, look at your life. You have nothing. No job. No love. No peace of mind. You’ve been searching for three years, at what point do you finally say to yourself I’m not going to wake up tomorrow and miraculously know what happened?” – […]
This is my 4945th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “It’s a serious manifestation, the hearing of voices, but the difference in your case is this: You’ve been frightened by this voice because you recognize it as a symptom of illness. People who are actually losing their minds rarely find anything extraordinary about the […]
This is my 4944th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “You know what they say about these waters: if the Jamaican pirates don’t get you, it’ll be the cold embrace of the sea. And that’s no lover’s kiss.” – Romer Treece Number of Times Seen – 1 (4 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A […]
This is my 4943rd Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “It’s a funny thing, how many people you meet in an army that cross your path for a few seconds and you never see ’em again.” – Sergeant Tyne Number of Times Seen – 1 (4 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A platoon of […]
This is my 4942nd Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “Courage is the solution to despair, reason provides no answers. I can’t know what the future will bring; we have to choose despite uncertainty. Wisdom is holding two contradictory truths in our mind, simultaneously, Hope and despair. A life without despair is a life […]
This is my 4941st Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “If they come, deny everything! Just act dumb. Fender, I’m putting you in charge of that. ” – Bilko Number of Times Seen – 1 (4 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A motor pool sergeant who knows how to work the military system very […]
This is my 4940th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Sugar, next time, let’s take the Titanic. ” – Mrs. Channing Number of Times Seen – 1 (4 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A German Zeppelin, which was the biggest of its kind sets off across the Atlantic Ocean filled with a group of […]
This is my 4939th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Everything in fiction is a tool: pain, betrayal, even death. These are, you know, these are like, uh, different colors on a painter’s palette. You need to use them. ” – Ted Cole Number of Times Seen – 1 (4 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis […]
This is my 4938th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “It can work for the lord as well as the devil! ” – The Preacher Number of Times Seen – 1 (3 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After seeing a map that leads to a valley filled with gold, a sheriff is kidnapped by […]
This is my 4937th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “Everything’s gonna be alright! ” – Eddie Keller Number of Times Seen – 1 (3 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Upon returning home, a former POW must find a way to fight the bureaucracy of the system while also trying to put his life back […]
This is my 4936th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “There are two types of people: those that talk the talk and those that walk the walk. People who walk the walk sometimes talk the talk but most times they don’t talk at all, ’cause they walkin’. Now, people who talk the talk, when […]
This is my 4935th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “How come I’ve got to run into a squirt like you nearly every place I go these days? What are you trying to do? Show off for your friends? ” – Jimmy Ringo Number of Times Seen – 1 (3 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis […]
This is my 4934th Review Original Rating prediction – 7/10 “Send me to jail. I’m not guilty, but I’m used to it. ” – Jackie Number of Times Seen – 1 (3 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Portrayal of the court case in NYC during the 80’s, where they prosecuted dozens of alleged mafia […]
This is my 4933rd Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “There’s almost nothing more personal than a father-son relationship. You know. What I think is so interesting is that – this is obviously – This whole thing, these video journals, this film… all this is about a father and a son.” – Steve Gleason […]
This is my 4932nd Review Original Rating prediction – 4/10 “That’s right… who’s laughing now… who’s laughing *now*? ” – Ash Number of Times Seen – 1 (3 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – After escaping the first attack of demons in a cabin in the woods, a man must now join forces with 4 […]
This is my 4931st Review Original Rating prediction – 5/10 “[singing to princess] Be nice to me, babe or you’ll regret it. You are my hostage and don’t you forget it. The night is early and there’s lots to be done. Lets boogy now, come on, we’re gonna have some fun.” – Satan Number […]
This is my 4930th Review Original Rating prediction – 9/10 “I have never had the courage to believe in nothing. ” – Miguel de Cervantes Number of Times Seen – 1 (1 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A delusional old man who thinks he’s a knight tries to fight dragon and save his princess […]
This is my 4929th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “I don’t wanna a divorce. I just want my family back.” – John Moon Number of Times Seen – 1 (1 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – A hunter accidentally kills a young woman which leads him to a bag full of money and a […]
This is my 4928th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “We are told that Herr Hitler has a plan for invading the British Isles. This has often been thought of before. I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and the best arrangements are made, as they […]
This is my 4927th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “[while holding a broken bottle in Wonderful Digby’s face] All right now, I don’t like violence, Mr. Wonderful whatever your name is. You better drop that blade, or you won’t believe what happens next, even while it’s happening.” – Coogan Number of Times Seen […]
This is my 4926th Review Original Rating prediction – 8/10 “All we’ve been through, for nothing but an idea! Something that you cannot taste, smell, or feel; without substance, life, reality, memory. “- King Arthur Number of Times Seen – 1 (1 Feb 2019) Brief Synopsis – Musical about King Arthur’s reign in England […]
Well, It’s that time again. I am inching quite close to my next movie review milestone (5000), so I started to contemplate how I could do justice for this big milestone. I wanted to do something a bit different, but I also wanted to find a way to get all of you involved, so I […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 211 Number of movies reviewed – 242 (including 31 Encore Reviews) Well, I figured that at the half way point of 2020, it’s about time to finally declare my updated list of favorite movies from 2019. Once again, I want to emphasis that this list is […]
“You say my argument’s going in one ear and out the other? I’m not surprised – there’s nothing in between to stop it! ” – Clarence Darrow Number of Times Seen – 1 (3 May 2020) Brief Synopsis – One man stage show about the life and career of one of the most famous and […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Deborah Kerr (Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison) Anna Magnani (Wild Is the Wind) Elizabeth Taylor (Raintree County) Lana Turner (Peyton Place) Joanne Woodward (The Three Faces of Eve) Biggest Snub: Markene Dietrich – Witness For the Prosecution My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with three pretty good […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Greer Garson (Sunrise at Campobello) Deborah Kerr (The Sundowners) Shirley MacLaine (The Apartment) Melina Mercouri (Never on Sunday) Elizabeth Taylor (BUtterfield 8) Biggest Snub: Jean Simmons – Elmer Gantry My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with some very good performances, but none of the 5 nominees […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Leslie Caron (The L-Shaped Room) Shirley MacLaine (Irma la Douce) Patricia Neal (Hud) Rachel Roberts (This Sporting Life) Natalie Wood (Love with the Proper Stranger) Biggest Snub: Doris Day – Move Over, Darling My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with 4 great performances and one ok […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) Laura Dern (Rambling Rose) Jodie Foster (The Silence of the Lambs) Bette Midler (For the Boys) Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise) Biggest Snub: Kathy Bates – Fried Green Tomatoes My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with 5 great nominees in this […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth) Fernanda Montenegro (Central Station) Gwyneth Paltrow (Shakespeare in Love) Meryl Streep (One True Thing) Emily Watson (Hilary and Jackie) Biggest Snub: Susan Sarandon – Stepmom My Overall Thoughts: This is a year where it was a battle between two Queens and they both were […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Yalitza Aparicio (Roma) Glenn Close (The Wife) Olivia Colman (The Favourite) Lady Gaga (A Star Is Born) Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Biggest Snub: Emily Blunt – Mary Poppins Returns My Overall Thoughts: This is a year where there were three names of the five […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 33 Number of movies reviewed – 36 (including 3 Encore Reviews) UPDATE 1 Jan 2021 – Malaya is now #4 bumping all the rest down one notch. Honorable Mention – Twelve O’Clock High 10. All the King’s Men 9. The Hasty Heart 8. A Letter to […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 34 Number of movies reviewed – 37 (including 3 Encore Reviews) 10. Fort Apache 9. The Fallen Idol 8. Apartment For Peggy 7. Johnny Belinda 6. Rope 5. The Naked City 4. State of the Union 3. Red River 2. The Bicycle Thieves The Treasure of the […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 45 Number of movies reviewed – 48 (including 3 Encore Reviews) 10. Kiss of Death 9. A Double Life 8. Crossfire 7. Ride the Pink Horse 6. Dark Passage 5. Out of the Past 4. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 3. Miracle on 34th Street 2. The […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 29 Number of movies reviewed – 45 (including 16 Encore Reviews) 10. The Green Years 9. Shoeshine 8. Gilda 7. The Big Sleep 6. My Darling Clementine 5. The Jolson Story 4. The Killers 3. Stairway To Heaven aka A Matter of Life and Death 2. It’s […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 29 Number of movies reviewed – 29 (including 0 Encore Reviews) 1 Aug 2021 – Diary of a Sergeant is now #4, all other subsequent films bumped down one slot Honorable Mention – The Lost Weekend 10. Spellbound 9. Mildred Pierce 8. A Tree Grows in […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 205 Number of movies reviewed – 232 (including 27 Encore Reviews) Well, I figured that at the half way point of 2019, it’s about time to finally declare my updated list of favorite movies from 2018. Once again, I want to emphasis that this list is […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Grace Kelly (Mogambo) Geraldine Page (Hondo) Marjorie Rambeau (Torch Song) Donna Reed (From Here to Eternity) Thelma Ritter (Pickup on South Street) Biggest Snub: Jean Arthur – Shane My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with 3 very good performances nominated, one excellent one and one ok […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Fay Bainter (The Children’s Hour) Judy Garland (Judgment at Nuremberg) Lotte Lenya (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone) Una Merkel (Summer and Smoke) Rita Moreno (West Side Story) Biggest Snub: Pamela Tiffen – One, Two Three My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with 5 very good […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Dyan Cannon (Heaven Can Wait) Penelope Milford (Coming Home) Maggie Smith (California Suite) Maureen Stapleton (Interiors) Meryl Streep (The Deer Hunter) Biggest Snub: Angela Landsbury – Death on the Nile My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with 5 very powerful performances where any of them could […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Diane Ladd (Rambling Rose) Juliette Lewis (Cape Fear) Kate Nelligan (The Prince of Tides) Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King) Jessica Tandy (Fried Green Tomatoes) Biggest Snub: Kathy Bates – Fried Green Tomatoes My Overall Thoughts: This is a year where all 5 of the nominees do nice […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 52 Number of movies reviewed – 57 (including 5 Encore Reviews) 10. Pickpocket 9. The Mouse That Roared 8. Some Like it Hot 7. Operation Petticoat 6. Pork Chop Hill 5. North By Northwest 4. Anatomy of a Murder 3. The Diary of Anne Frank 2. Ben-Hur […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Judy Davis (Husbands and Wives) Joan Plowright (Enchanted April) Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End) Natasha Richardson (Damage) Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny) Biggest Snub: Alfre Woodard – Passion Fish My Overall Thoughts: This is a year with a group of pretty lackluster performances that were nominated and won […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 43 Number of movies reviewed – 48 (including 5 Encore Reviews) 10. A Night to Remember 9. Vertigo 8. The Hidden Fortress 7. Some Came Running 6. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 5. Auntie Mame 4. Run Silent Run Deep 3. Teacher’s Pet 2. Elevator to […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 45 Number of movies reviewed – 61 (including 16 Encore Reviews) UPDATE 1 Jan 2021 – The Story of Mankind is now #10 bumping all the rest down one notch. Honorable Mention – Plunder Road 10. The Story of Mankind 9. Time Limit 8. The Seventh Seal […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 55 Number of movies reviewed – 67 (including 12 Encore Reviews) 10. The Red Balloon 9. The King and I 8. The Ten Commandments 7. The Wrong Man 6. Giant 5. The Man Who Never Was 4. The Searchers 3. The Man Who Knew Too Much 2. […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 50 Number of movies reviewed – 53 (including 3 Encore Reviews) 1 Aug 2021 – The Man From Laramie is now #4, all subsequent films move down one slot. Honorable Mention – East of Eden 10. Bad Day at Black Rock 9. Trial 8. Lady and the […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 46 Number of movies reviewed – 51 (including 5 Encore Reviews) 10. The Bridges of Toko-Ri 9. Executive Suite 8. The Country Girl 7. On the Waterfront 6. Rear Window 5. A Star is Born 4. The Seven Samurai 3. The Caine Mutiny 2. Dial M for […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 46 Number of movies reviewed – 52 (including 6 Encore Reviews) 10. Roman Holiday 9. Pickup on South Street 8. Julius Caesar 7. I Confess 6. A Blueprint for Murder 5. The Juggler 4. Peter Pan 3. Shane 2. The Wages of Fear Stalag 17 Angel […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 38 Number of movies reviewed – 40 (including 2 Encore Reviews) 10. Lone Star 9. The Bad and the Beautiful 8. The Quiet Man 7. Singin in the Rain 6. Limelight 5. My Six Convicts 4. Rancho Notorious 3. Ivanhoe 2. 5 Fingers High Noon 5 […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 36 Number of movies reviewed – 36 (including 0 Encore Reviews) Honorable Mention – Ace in the Hole 10. Detective Story 9. Strangers on A Train 8. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel 7. Alice in Wonderland 6. A Streetcar Named Desire 5. The Browning Version […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 46 Number of movies reviewed – 49 (including 3 Encore Reviews) 10. Winchester ’73 9. Father of the Bride 8. Panic in the Streets 7. Born Yesterday 6. Harvey 5. Stage Fright 4. Rashomon 3. Magnificent Yankee, The 2. All About Eve Sunset Blvd All About […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Christian Bale (Vice) Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate) Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) Biggest Snub: Ethan Hawke – First Reformed My Overall Thoughts: This is a year where there was an early front runner from September who was […]
Here are the five nominees: (Winner in Bold) Mahershala Ali (Green Book) Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) Sam Elliott (A Star Is Born) Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Sam Rockwell (Vice) Biggest Snub: Timothy Chalamet – Beautiful Boy My Overall Thoughts: This is a year where the eventual winner led the pack the entire […]
“Call your baby! My wife’s having a husband!” – Gardiner Fraleigh Number of Times Seen – 1 (24 Mar 2019) Brief Synopsis – After a homemaker is selected to be a spokesperson for a soap advertisement it causes much trouble between her and her obstetrician husband. My Take on it – After watching Move Over, […]
“This little mixture of mine is as lethal as cyanide and as selective as a lady buying perfume.” – Dr. Fortrero Number of Times Seen – Twice (Video in the 80’s and 14 Mar 2019) Brief Synopsis – Three black men go on a mission to try and stop white supremacists from unleashing a deadly […]
As a frequent and steady contributor to The Large Ass Movie Blog, (The LAMB), I always try to get more people involved with the site. Every Month, the site runs a poll based on the list of films submitted by LAMB members for the prestigious ability of being named as the Movie of the Month […]
“The alien DNA infected us, it’s about time we infected them.” – Dr. Laura Baker Number of Times Seen – 1 (1 Mar 2019) Brief Synopsis – A team of astronauts visiting Mars accidentally pick up an alien life-form which tries to reproduce itself on Earth which causes the government to try and find a […]
Hi All! In continuing with this feature, here is a quick roundup on my reviews of this past month – this is a way you can possibly catch up on reviews or announcements that you perhaps missed. So here it is: Number of Movies reviewed – 100 (click here to see all of Feb’s Reviews) […]
As a frequent and steady contributor to The Large Ass Movie Blog, (The LAMB), I always try to get more people involved with the site. Every Month, the site runs a poll based on the list of films submitted by LAMB members for the prestigious ability of being named as the Movie of the Month […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 213 Number of movies reviewed – 257 (including 44 Encore Reviews) Well, I figured that at the half way point of 2018, it’s about time to finally declare my updated list of favorite movies from 2017. Once again, I want to emphasis that this list is […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 204 Number of movies reviewed – 255 (including 51 Encore Reviews) Well, I figured that at the half way point of 2017, it’s about time to finally declare my updated list of favorite movies from 2016. Once again, I want to emphasis that this list is […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 47 Number of movies reviewed – 50 (including 2 Encore Reviews) My #1 for this year is probably the only foreign language film to ever reach such a high position on a top ten of mine. They did an amazing job telling a story there and it […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 46 Number of movies reviewed – 53 (including 7 Encore Reviews) My #1 this year is a film that I have adored ever since I saw it as a kid. My mother had us watch it in order to get us a bit more accustomed to being […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 39 Number of movies reviewed – 40 (including 1 Encore Review) My #1 this year is yet anther film I first saw in my youth and have enjoyed watching it over and over ever since. The way that the story makes us care for criminals is great […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 42 Number of movies reviewed – 50 (including 8 Encore Reviews) Another great year for films. My #1 pick is a film I saw once 17 years ago and have been mesmerized by it ever since. Some of the other films here come quite close to eclipsing […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 44 Number of movies reviewed – 49 (including 2 Encore Review) My #1 for this year changed just a few months ago when I finally saw the film that takes that spot from my now #2 which I have loved for 30+ years. They do an amazing […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 52 Number of movies reviewed – 62 (including 9 Encore Reviews) Another great year for films. As you can see, there are four films on this list that involve US politics, so it’s clear what was on everyone’s mind following the Kennedy Assassination the previous year. Updated […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 45 Number of movies reviewed – 59 (including 14 Encore Reviews) My #1 film for 1963 was chosen for me more than 30 years ago when I first saw it. I’ve been mesmerized by this film ever since and it remains one of my all time favorite […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 43 Number of movies reviewed – 53 (including 10 Encore Reviews) Another great year of films! Choosing my #1 was not an easy task since any of my top five could have taken the top spot. In the end, I went with the film that I actually […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 34 Number of movies reviewed – 42 (including 8 Encore Reviews) Once again, here’s a year where for me, the #1 film was a no-brainer. It is filled with a great story, amazing cast and finally, a movie with a message that is always forgotten too […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 44 Number of movies reviewed – 52 (including 8 Encore Reviews) This was quite a difficult year to rank because there are so many great films. My #1 and #2 are both among my all time favorite films but #1 still was able to inch out the […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 195 Number of movies reviewed – 242 (including 47 Encore Reviews) Well, I figured that at the half way point of 2016, it’s about time to finally declare my updated list of favorite movies from 2015. Once again, I want to emphasis that this list is […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 70 Number of movies reviewed – 74 (including 11 Encore Reviews) Once again this years top ten is a mix of old and recent favorites. My #1 is a movie that I have loved for as long as I can remember. #5, #6 and #10 are comedy […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 66 Number of movies reviewed – 67 (including 7 Encore Reviews) My #1 thru #5 this year are all somehow related to the effects of some kind of war and each are very compelling movies to watch. #6 is an iconic John Landis film that changed the […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 51 Number of movies reviewed – 66 (including 16 Encore Reviews) Anyone who knows me, will not at all be surprised by my #1 this year. My #2 is one of the best rom-com ever and does a great job of portraying a real relationship. #3 and […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 54 Number of movies reviewed – 57 (including 10 Encore Reviews) 4 of the 5 Oscar nominees for Best Picture actually made it on my list this year. The rest of the list is populated by other favorites of mine #2 is a dramatization of the horrific […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 58 Number of movies reviewed – 59 (including 5 Encore Reviews) My #1 this year is the movie that started the Summer Blockbuster craze that still permeates today 40 years later. Most of the rest of the films on this list were favorites of mine over the […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 70 Number of movies reviewed – 73 (including 9 Encore Reviews) This was the year I was born, so obviously I never had the pleasure to see any of these films on the big screen. For me, choosing #1 was a no-brainer despite everyone loving my #2 […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 67 Number of movies reviewed – 75 (including 9 Encore Reviews) This year is also filled with a mix and match of recent and old favorites. My #1 is a movie I just saw within the last year and love it being that I really enjoy conspiracy […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 63 Number of movies reviewed – 64 (including 1 Encore Review) This year is another mix and match for me between recent and old favorites. In some ways I enjoy my #2 even more than my #1, but the overall experience is what made the ultimate choice […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 59 Number of movies reviewed – 70 (including 12 Encore Reviews) The #1 film for me this year has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. I know many of the songs by heart and can watch it over and over again […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 46 Number of movies reviewed – 52 (including 6 Encore Reviews) I actually haven’t seen that many movies from 1970, but some of these truly are excellent and rank among the best of the whole decade. 6 of the ten are war movies 1 classic Shakespeare adaptation […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 217 Number of movies reviewed – 272 (including 55 Encore Reviews) I loved the movies of 2014, not only because it was the first full release year where I reviewed every movie I watched, but because there are at least twenty films that could have found […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 134 Number of movies reviewed – 115 (including 14 Encore Reviews) 1996 was yet another very prolific movie year for me. I saw a lot of these films in the theater and making the choices for the top 10 wasn’t easy at all. My #1 was actually […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 138 Number of movies reviewed – 147 (including 31 Encore Reviews) I’m usually not a fan of non-English language movies at all, but this year’s #1 actually is in Polish, German, Russian and Hebrew without a word of English. I fell in love with this movie when […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 157 Number of movies reviewed – 177 (including 20 Encore Reviews) 2010 was another great year for movies. My #1 is once again another Nolan movie which completely blew everyone’s mind when it came out. I know that one day he will he recognized for his […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 154 Number of movies reviewed – 139 (including 27 Encore Reviews) 1999 was an amazing year for movies and it’s also one of the few years when I agree with the 5 best picture nominees. As you can see, they all appear on this list. #1, […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 127 Number of movies reviewed – 134 (including 18 Encore Reviews) 2005 was definitely a weak year for movies overall IMHO. As you will see from my list, it is populated by very few movies nominated for the mainstream awards which usually is considered a stamp […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 148 Number of movies reviewed – 137 (including 23 Encore Reviews) 1997 was another excellent year for movies. I had a lot of trouble choosing between my #1 and #2 picks because I really like both movies so much. They are quite different thematically but each […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 159 Number of movies reviewed – 186 (including 27 Encore Reviews) 2012 was a great year for movies. My #1 this year was IMHO one of the best made musical adaptations to the screen. I really could feel the character’s plights and the production and music […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 152 Number of movies reviewed – 156 (including 37 Encore Reviews) I was 13 in 1987 and I loved movies even at that age. When organizing this year’s top ten list, I was surprised at how many of these movies have had such a profound influence on […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 171 Number of movies reviewed – 187 (including 16 Encore Reviews) As always, my choices for the best movies of this particular year don’t conform with all of the mainstream choices, but that’s one of the things that makes me unique. This year had 9 Oscar nominated […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 129 Number of movies reviewed – 124 (including 25 Encore Reviews) As a child of the 80’s, some of my favorite movies are from my childhood and they will always remain high on any list I create because they are so much a part of who […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 142 Number of movies reviewed – 141 (Including 27 Encore Reviews) This was such a great year for movies and of my top ten, I saw all but #9 and #7 in the theater. Just like with the Oscars that year, I had a lot of trouble […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 141 Number of movies reviewed – 150 (Including 27 Encore Reviews) This is a year where I was completely blown away by some of the movies. My list is populated by a number of movies which are known by most to be great, but most of […]
Number of movies seen from this year – 125 Number of movies reviewed – 131 (Including 20 Encore Reviews) This year’s list will probably shock many of you because it is headed by 2 amazing, but somewhat obscure movies that most of you probably haven’t seen. Both of them were life changers for me personally […]
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