The election is over. Regardless of the hate-spewed lies of Trump…Lies that 69.9 Million of the Trumpers actually believe, Joe Biden will be the next President of The United States. Oh, and what a mess he will inherit, but that will be discussed later. Covid-19 is raging, and there is nothing that the present administration […]
Barton Fink (1991)
October 12, 2020 by
Film Title
Barton FinkSynopsis
A New York playwright goes to Hollywood to write for the movies and is engulfed in a bizarre form of Hell
Director
Joel & Ethan CoenCast
John Turturro
John Goodman
Judy Davis
Michael Lerner
John Mahoney
Tony Shalhoub
Jon Polito
Steve Buscemi
Barton Fink is one of my favorite Coen Brothers films. This assessment is not shared by many, Coen Brothers fans or not. This is easy to understand, as Barton Fink is one of the Coen’s most enigmatic works of art. To this day the Coen Brothers have chosen to not explain the film, and years […]
King Rat (1965)
September 27, 2020 by
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King RatSynopsis
A resourceful Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during WW2. He makes the best of things , using brains, bribery and larceny.
Director
Bryan ForbesCast
George Segal
Tom Courtenay
James Fox
James Donald
Patrick O'Neal
John Mills
In wartime, it is not always the highest ranked individuals that run the show. Oftentimes, like with Ex-PFC Wintergreen and Corporal Milo Minderbinder in Heller’s masterpiece Catch-22, it is the most cunning and resourceful who are in charge. George Segal stars in his best performance ever in writer/director Bryan Forbes’s 1965 adaptation of James Clavell’s […]
The Bridge On The River Kwai
September 25, 2020 by
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The Bridge On The River KwaiSynopsis
British POW’s are forced to build a bridge for their Japanese captors.
Director
David LeanCast
Alec Guinness
William Holden
Jack Hawkins
Sessue Hayakawa
James Donald
Geoffrey Horne
There are war movies and there are more war movies, but I do not hesitate to state that The Bridge on the River Kwai is as unique as it is excellent. Within the huge category of war movies, we have many about prisoners of war, and the inevitable nightmares and madness of horrific situations brought […]
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
September 23, 2020 by
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Lawrence Of ArabiaSynopsis
The story of T.E. Lawrence, who united Arab forces to have a serious impact on the WW1 war against the Turks.
Director
David LeanCast
Peter O'Toole
Sir Alec Guinness
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quayle
Jack Hawkins
Omar Sharif
Claude Rains
Lawrence Of Arabia is David Lean’s 1962 epic that won 7 Oscars, but of course, not the one that counted for the always overlooked Peter O’Toole. His resume includes Doctor Zhivago, Bridge On The River Kwai, and other classics. His masterpiece, of course, is Lawrence Of Arabia, an almost 4 hour long bum-numbing epic without […]
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
September 18, 2020 by
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A Face In The CrowdSynopsis
An Arkansas drunk and drifter becomes an overnight sensation and obsession. Will he be exposed for what he really is?
Director
Elia KazanCast
Andy Griffith
Patricia Neal
Walter Matthau
Anthony Franciosa
Lee Remmick
Paul McGrath
Kay Medford
A Face In The Crowd made me sick. I hated everything about it. I wanted to reach through the flatscreen and punch Andy Griffith’s grinning mug. Why? Because every minute of this movie reminded me of our sitting Idiot In Chief, Donald Trump. This movie was made in 1957 and was as white as Wonder […]
The Lion In Winter (1968)
September 13, 2020 by
Film Title
The Lion In WinterSynopsis
King Henry II has 3 sons that want to inherit the throne, but none is worthy and this will be no King Lear
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Katherine Hepburn
Anthony Hopkins
John Castle
Nigel Terry
Timothy Dalton
Jane Merrow
In Prussian folklore, there were 2 Lords with adjacent kingdoms. They had feuded for decades and absolutely loathed each other. Their hate had made for continuous misery for the people they lorded over and the Gods in the sky decided to do something that might bring peace. They wanted to be fair to both Lords, […]
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
September 11, 2020 by
Film Title
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?Synopsis
Two late-night guests after a University welcoming party get caught up in a whirlwind of marital bliss
Director
Mike NicholsCast
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Sandy Dennis
George Segal
Marital bliss has been described in many ways. “Death by 1,000 cuts” (Matt Cale) or “The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two”(Ambrose Bierce). There are also many stages, the first being Disillusionment, which is the stage of marriage following Romance and before […]
The Big Lebowski (1998)
September 11, 2020 by
Film Title
The Big LebowskiSynopsis
A case of mistaken identity ruins a rug and requires The Dude to take action against aggression that will not stand
Director
Joel and Ethan CoenCast
Jeff Bridges
John Goodman
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
David Huddleston
Julianne Moore
Steve Buscemi
John Turturro
Peter Stomare
Tara Reid
John Polito
Sam Elliot
Ben Gazarra
If there ever was a movie that I was hesitant to review, it has to be The Big Lebowski. Really? Is it that bad? No, quite to the contrary, it is that GOOD. The Coen Brothers, Ethan and Joel have for some time been among the GODS of directors and writers, and for good reason. […]
Withnail & I (1987)
September 6, 2020 by
Film Title
Withnail & ISynopsis
Two unemployed actors go on holiday to the countryside to try to relieve their anxiety
Cast
Richard E. Grant
Paul McGann
Richard Griffiths
Ralph Brown
Michael Elphick
It is indeed an honor to review one of my favorites and one of the funniest and wittiest comedies ever made. Withnail & I is in my personal Top 5 movies of all time for re-watchablity and scathing dialogue. Armed with this splendid script, Richard E. Grant executes a tour de force as a relentlessly […]
