Movies To See Before You Die: “American Gigolo”
Deserving of reevaluation, Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo (1980) has not always been a highly regarded film, but there’s more beneath its pop exterior than what meets the eye.
Deserving of reevaluation, Paul Schrader’s American Gigolo (1980) has not always been a highly regarded film, but there’s more beneath its pop exterior than what meets the eye.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC is loved and respected, but not as much as you’d expect during the fifty years since its debut. Here’s some of the many reasons its greatness should be celebrated.
The Italian giallo films were widely known for their black-gloved killers, stylized violence, sexual perversion, and loopy psychiatric justifications for murder, but those aren’t the only things that made this once burgeoning horror subgenre...
“What do you want from me? I’m just a word processor!”
A heartfelt plea to let Harrison Ford be Indiana Jones, and leave the franchise reboot-free without Chris Pratt, or any other actors. What do you think? Would you want a new Indy?
A DA VINCI CODE for geniuses or just weird old Italian men, Umberto Eco’s THE NAME OF THE ROSE was an unlikely source for one of film’s great medieval period pieces. Sean Connery stars and Christian Slater goes full-frontal.
The new movie musical The Last Five Years is based on a 2002 stage show with a wide cult following. Find out how the film measures up to the stage version!
These are ten films that really made you say, “Huh?” at their Academy Award for Best Picture nominations. Find out which beloved films the Academy have dismissed over the years for these lesser-ranked movies.
“Who are you? Doesn’t matter. What do you want? To kill you.”
“Kingsman: The Secret Service is a film that distracts the audience with popcorn spectacle so that they don’t see Matthew Vaughn slip social commentary into their pockets.” Read our full review of this surprisingly great movie starring Colin Firth.
Absolutely loved "Insidious: The Red Door"! The emotional depth and intense storytelling took this franchise to a whole new level.
I liked Guardians 3. It was a good ending to the trilogy. Gunn is one of the few filmmakers who…
Top Gun and Banshees deserve all the good awards.
North Dallas Forty might be appearing an article to come ;)
I'm surprised that you don't have Fandango or North Dallas Forty in you Texas movie list yet.