Mousehunt (1997)
Mousehunt is one of the funniest physical comedies ever produced and one of the most overlooked. Gore Verbinski directed in his feature debut.
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1990sThe Trench (1999)
The Trench is William Boyd's first and only film as director. He is better known as a novelist.
2010s1917 (2019)
1917 is the best war film of the last twenty years. The whole movie is built to look like one unbroken.
2010sBeneath Hill 60 (2010)
Beneath Hill 60 is an Australian war film about a part of the First World War nobody talks about. Brendan Cowell plays Captain.
1960sThe Lion in Winter (1968)
The Lion in Winter is one of the great chamber pieces in cinema, written as a stage play by James Goldman and adapted by him for the screen with all the dialogue intact. The film is two hours of family…
1970sThe Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno is the best disaster film of the 1970s and the model against which every subsequent disaster film has been measured. John Guillermin directed the dramatic scenes and Irwin Allen directed the action sequences.
1950s12 Angry Men (1957) and 12 Angry Men (1997) Review
The film runs ninety-six minutes. The film takes place almost entirely in a singl.
1950sRun Silent, Run Deep (1958) Review
Run Silent, Run Deep is one of the great American submarine films and one of the most accomplished collaborations between Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster. Robert Wise had been one of the most accomplished American directors of the previous two…
2010sMorgan (2016) Review
Morgan is the film Luke Scott made instead of inheriting his father's career on better terms. It also deserved less than the marketing implied.
American DecayThe Taking of Pelham 123 (1974) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) Review
Two substantial adaptations of John Godey's subway hijacking novel. 1974 Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw foundational.
1980sThe Breakfast Club (1985) Review
Five teenagers, one library, one Saturday detention. John Hughes's bottle-episode masterpiece with Paul Gleason as the principal.
1980sDie Hard (1988) Review
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman as god-tier Hans Gruber, and one perfect Christmas Eve at Nakatomi Plaza. The rating is not negotiable.