1970s / Comedy / Drama / Sports
by Vincent Leo · Published March 23, 2005 · Last modified May 20, 2019
A refreshingly different sports movie, never really following a completely conventional path, Breaking Away earned solid critical acclaim back in 1979 (5 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture). This one delivers almost strictly on the charm...
In a society where the elderly are considered to have had all of their fun, as well as their usefulness, behind them, Going in Style offers a different slant. Here we have three men, in their...
There are a few acclaimed films that seem very fresh and original at the time, but over time, they are forgotten by most except the people who championed them because they really weren’t as...
Kevin Costner plays Dr. Marcus Sommers, a specialist in sports medicine who is taking the time to visit his mother and brother he left in St. Louis when their father past away from a brain...
Based on the novel by Fred Zackel, made for NBC by O.J.’s production house, Cocaine and Blue Eyes marks an attempt at a modern noir private investigator flick, complete with voice-over narration, damsels in distress,...
I think modern movies have ruined my ability to enjoy a throwback romance like The Notebook. With every other movie sporting some sort of surprise ending, I spent half of the time bemoaning the fact...
The King of Comedy isn’t so much a comedy in the traditional sense, although it might be classified as a twisted, and quite tragic, comedy of errors. It is also a scathing satire on...
Agnes of God is, at its heart, two mysteries in one. There is a small mystery, which is the main plot of the movie, and then there is a big mystery — or I should...
Crossroads is an underappreciated mid-80s sleeper that has a bit of a cult following, particularly among blues fans. I used to consider it a guilty pleasure, but I’ve grown to think it has aged...
As a director, Clint Eastwood has sometimes been down, but never for the count, and if you consider the last two films he has directed, Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby, you might even conclude he has hit...
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