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January 12, 2016

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

This was the last of Buster Keaton's "Big 3" movies - "College", "The General" and "Steamboat Bill, Jr." In my opinion, all three should be seen to be believed.

January 11, 2016

18 Again! (1988)

This is a fun comedy. It hits all the right notes for a very tired "soul-switching" genre that tended to dominate in the late-80s/early-90s.

December 9, 2015

The Maiden Heist (2009)

All you need to know to watch this movie are the names of the four leads - Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H Macy, and Marcia Gay Harden.

December 8, 2015

Foxcatcher (2014)

I was genuinely hoping for a special movie since all the awards shows and ratings raved about this movie.

December 3, 2015

Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

I know there are two schools of thought on this movie. One is in love with the timeless style and beauty of Audrey Hepburn and can't get enough of this movie.

November 30, 2015

Stealing Home (1988)

Watch this movie. Please forget the critics and their ratings. They are just plain wrong on this gem of a picture.

November 25, 2015

A Christmas Story (1983)

"A Christmas Story" is perfection at Christmastime. The nostalgic feel of early-1940s Americana at the year's most magical time could not have been more appropriately filmed by Bob Clark ("Porky's).

November 24, 2015

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989)

Okay, I'll admit it. I'm an Eddie and the Cruisers fan. I loved the first movie, although I thought the story was a little dry.

November 24, 2015

Brainstorm (1983)

MGM/UA Entertainment Company released Brainstorm on September 30, 1983. Douglas Trumball directed the film starring Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, and Louise Fletcher.

November 19, 2015

Pastime (1990)

I've been trying to find this incredibly soulful movie on VHS or DVD for two decades. It left that big an impression on me when I was younger.

November 5, 2015

The Final Girls (2015)

I miss the classic horror movies of the late-'70s and early-'80s. Going to the movies with a group of friends to be scared was fun back then.

October 26, 2015

This is one of those stories that made me feel dirty watching it. Not because the subject matter was slightly perverse or startling. What I saw was a low-budget movie which never broke out of the low-budget feel. It just felt... cheap.