Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Plot: Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
But is it any good?
I watched Goodfellas last night for the first time, reluctant as always to watch a mafia movie. Maybe it’s a girl thing, but I just don’t like them. […]
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Plot: Clarice Starling, a young FBI agent, is assigned to help find a missing woman, and save her from a psychopathic killer with the help of another killer.
But is it any good?
It’s been 15 years and still tha lambs haven’t stopped screaming. It’s certainly not a family movie, […]
Starring: Gloria Swanson, William Holden
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Plot: A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
But is it any good?
Another unexpected gem on this list. In Sunset Blvd., a cynical screenwriter named Joe Gillis is down on his luck when he chances across a seemingly abandoned […]
Starring: James Stewart
Directed by: Frank Capra
Plot An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would had been like if he never existed.
But is it any good?
Only the most hard-hearted, cynical bastard could fail to be touched by Wonderful Life. While its senitmentality may be challenging in this day and age, […]
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Annette Benning
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Plot: Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation for his daughter’s attractive friend.
But is it any good?
I’ve always thought the similarly-themed Ice Storm was better than American Beauty, but this is still a very […]
