If you caught Movie Irv’s 2011 Oscar Predictions, you already know that our resident guru called The King’s Speech a lock for a Best Picture nomination. Now, see whether or not Irv thinks the historical drama starring Colin Firth, Helena…
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Read our takes on films of all kinds, from silent pictures and classics from Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern favorites. Comedy, Drama, Action, Horror/Sci-Fi, Musical, Western movies and more are reviewed.
First Time Watch: The Trial (1962)
The late master filmmaker Orson Welles once stated in an interview that The Trial was the best film he ever made. That’s highly unlikely since the American Film Institute voted Citizen Kane to be the greatest American film of all-time,…
Read more →The Maltese Falcon: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
If you have never seen The Maltese Falcon, you have deprived yourself of something truly spectacular. You should fix that. Immediately. The granddaddy of film noir–the biggest and best of them all–this is one of those landmark films which ushered in…
Read more →Four Lions (2010) Comedy Directed by Chris Morris: Movie Review
Um…a comedy about terrorism? That’s what you would call a delicate challenge, to put it politely. Have the makers of Four Lions pulled it off? Let’s check in with Movie Irv as he offers his reactions to the film co-written…
Read more →Thousands Cheer (1943): Movie Review
Thousands Cheer (1943) Thanks to its incredible roster of musical talent, MGM leads the pack of WWII all-star musicals with its offering Thousands Cheer (1943). But for me it’s probably my least favorite title of this select group. Oh, it’s…
Read more →The Man from Laramie (1955): Movie Review
The 1950s is arguably the finest decade for western films, with not only the work of Anthony Mann, but fine work from John Ford (The Searchers, The Horse Soldiers, Rio Grande), Howard Hawks (Rio Bravo), Fred Zinnemann (High Noon) and…
Read more →The Social Network (2010) Starring Jesse Eisenberg: Movie Review
Last year, the “zeitgeist film of the year” was Up in the Air, Jason Reitman’s saga about a lonely man played by George Clooney who travels around the country firing people when companies downsize in bad financial times. This year,…
Read more →Around the World in 80 Days (1956): Movie Review
Around the World in 80 Days (1956) There are two ways that people can travel. Whether you’ve gone across the world or across town, you can probably distinguish the two. There are those who will eat McDonald’s wherever they can…
Read more →Barefoot in the Park (1967)
I finally watched Barefoot in the Park starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. Based on Neil Simon‘s play, the movie is about a girl –hereafter referred to as “The Kook”– who marries a kind of serious lawyer and then regrets it…
Read more →Aliens: Movie Review
Guest blogger Will Brownridge writes: Just goes to show that you can’t trust the guy in a tie. – Will After floating in space for over 50 years, Ripley is found and rescued. She also learns that the planet they…
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