I’ve mentioned Flickchart on here before, right? Yeah, I know I did on last year’s post like this. Well, the quick sales pitch is that it’s a way to rank your favorite movies. The site gives you two movies and you pick the one you like better. From that, you can eventually develop a pretty … Continue reading My 10 Favorite Movies of 2018
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My Favorite Movies #69 – The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club 1985 Directed by John Hughes Netflix says... In writer-director John Hughes's seminal 1980s Brat Pack film, the athlete (Emilio Estevez), the brain (Anthony Michael Hall), the criminal (Judd Nelson), the princess (Molly Ringwald) and the basket case (Ally Sheedy) break through the social barriers of high school during Saturday detention. The disparate group … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #69 – The Breakfast Club
My Favorite Movies #70 – Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle 1993 Directed by Nora Ephron Netflix says... Fate and a tenacious 8-year-old boy conspire to unite lovelorn widower Sam Baldwin and unhappily engaged journalist Annie Reed in this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy inspired by the 1957 classic An Affair to Remember. Last week, I snarkily stated that You've Got Mail and Sleepless in Seattle are back … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #70 – Sleepless in Seattle
The Hero/Villain Parley
I don't know about you, but I love it when movies or TV shows throw in scenes where the hero and the villain meet and just have a conversation. It doesn't necessarily have to be the first time these two characters come face to face, it just has to result in an interesting encounter that … Continue reading The Hero/Villain Parley
My Favorite Movies #71 – You’ve Got Mail
You've Got Mail 1998 Directed by Nora Ephron Netflix says... In this valentine to modern romance, book superstore magnate Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet -- both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business. Director Nora … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #71 – You’ve Got Mail
My Favorite Movies #72 – A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill 1996 Directed by Joel Schumacher Netflix says... When two white men brutally rape a young black girl in a small Mississippi town, the child's vengeful father (Samuel L. Jackson) fears their acquittal and takes the law into his own hands. But as his trial date approaches, all hell breaks loose. Aided by … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #72 – A Time to Kill
My Favorite Movies #73 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 Directed by James Cameron Netflix says... A reprogrammed Terminator arrives from the future to protect young John Connor from a relentless shape-shifting cyborg in this sequel to Terminator. On the run, John and his guardian seek John's mother, Sarah, who is locked away in an insane asylum. This is one of … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #73 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Old Movies on the Big Screen
Kids, last Sunday I got a chance to see one of my favorite movies of all time on the big screen for the first time in my life. I don't want this to sound like a commercial, but it's going to anyway. Thanks to Fathom Events, I got to watch Superman: The Movie the way it … Continue reading Old Movies on the Big Screen
My Favorite Movies #74 – Arrival
Arrival 2016 Directed by Denis Villeneuve Netflix says... Confronted by a mass landing of alien vessels around the globe, military leaders seek the help of brilliant linguist Louise Banks in an effort to communicate with the extraterrestrials and determine their intentions. Have you seen this one? It is kind of brilliant. But it can also be … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #74 – Arrival
My Favorite Movies #75 – Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson 1960 Directed by Ken Annakin Netflix says... After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates. A rousing adventure suitable for the … Continue reading My Favorite Movies #75 – Swiss Family Robinson
The Confusing Middle 