Loosely based on the short story Spurs by Tod Robbins and directed by the same mind that brought the definitive Dracula … More
Category: Films
#821 Die Hard (1988)
When Die Hard hit the big screen, Bruce Willis wasn’t much of anyone on Hollywood’s big screens. After this movie … More
#727 Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment swept the 1983 Academy Awards as a “successful Mainstream American weepie” (Schneider) that combines comedy, fun, romance, and … More
Eric and Shaye (2016 – The Premiere!)
What Wessel manages to achieve in Eric and Shaye is a biographic triumph. A portrait of a man whose art and vision were truly remarkable and different than anything we’ve ever seen before, and it is in many ways a postmortem love letter to Fournier not just from Wessel, but from we who appreciated and loved his work. I could think of no better homage to Fournier than what Wessel has shared with the world, and I am proud to be a part of its creation – a work that truly represents all of our appreciation.
Swiss Army Man (2016)
‘Fraternal funerary farts’ is probably the best way to describe Swiss Army Man on the surface, but it couldn’t be further … More
#157 The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, is one of the first true Hollywood Noir films. Appearing … More
My Name is Jonah (2014)
Tonight I watched the brilliant, funny, heartbreaking, beautiful, and captivating documentary My Name Is Jonah. This film is not on … More
#14 Nanook of the North (1922)
Robert J. Flaherty, the “father of the documentary,” created the first true documentary with his Nanook of the North – a film … More
#43 La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928)
Considered in many circles to not only be the greatest Joan of Arc film ever made but one of the … More
#75 42nd Street (1933)
“…a film with a much-duplicated plot: star breaks her ankle right before the opening night. An unknown girl in the chorus must replace her. There is a wedding. There are young lovers. Finally, a director’s one “final” show before his medical issues overwhelm him. This film is where all these old movie clichés originated.”
Garrett Zecker 