This is one of my favorite films of all time. The Thin Man is an American crime film based on … More
Category: Watched in 2016
#468 Sedmikrásky (Daisies) (1966)
Věra Chytilová’s Sedmikrásky (Daisies) is a 1966 Czechoslovakian allegory that explores the need for a new postwar experience… but the story … More
#101 Modern Times (1936)
When Modern Times was made in 1936, talkies were the rage, Charlie Chaplin was a worldwide sensation who toured the … More
#73 Freaks (1932)
Loosely based on the short story Spurs by Tod Robbins and directed by the same mind that brought the definitive Dracula … More
#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
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
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