The Sting (1973)
The duo of Robert Redford (The Candidate, Three Days of the Condor) and Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke, Torn Curtain) reunite for another classic, directed by George Roy Hill (Slap Shot, Funny Farm), who had worked with...
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The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Though set in the late 1950s, this comic fantasy concoction by the Coen Brothers (Barton Fink, Blood Simple), as well as co-screenwriter Sam Raimi (Darkman, Spider-Man 3), owes much more to the screwball comedies of the...
Silent Movie (1976)
Silent Movie is a wholly inspired comedy from Mel Brooks, a modern-day silent movie, complete with slapstick gags and satirical digs at modern Hollywood. That it isn’t really as funny as his previous outings...
Hud (1963)
Hud is a sophisticated adult drama for equally sophisticated adult audiences, and one of several films in the 60s to dissolve polarized western archetypes into complex gray areas. Adapted from the book by Larry...
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was a nostalgic Western at the time of its release, and in time, most people were nostalgic for this film itself. It’s a deceptively complex film, and a...
Road to Perdition (2002)
Following up an Academy Award winner isn’t an easy thing to do as a director, as the expectation level rises immensely. This is even more true when that Oscar-winner is also your first directorial...
Torn Curtain (1966)
Long considered a critical misfire despite it’s commercial success, Torn Curtain is an Alfred Hitchcock film deserving of another look by those who might consider it lesser Hitchcock fare. While it is undeniably not a...
Message in a Bottle (1999)
Based on the bestseller by Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle is nothing but 2+ hours of missed opportunities. First and foremost, director Luis Mandoki does not seem to realize that to have an effective tearjerker,...
Twilight (1998)
A private detective (Newman) living in the home of a dying wealthy friend (Hackman) unknowingly stumbles in the middle of a mysterious and murderous plot which may involve the very people he works for. Terrific performances...
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Paul Newman (Torn Curtain, Hud) stars as Luke, a man who one day cuts off the heads of some parking meters and is sent to a prison camp for two years. He doesn’t quite fit...