Shoot the Glass

When the American Film Institute updated their list of the 100 best movies of all time in 2007, In the Heat of the Night was one of the new inclusions.
In tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), an African American detective from Philadelphia. He has gone home to the south to visit his mother, [...]

Let me get this off my chest right now; this movie was far too long for me. Or not necessarily too long per se, but too drawn-out. Anyway, let me get back to that later.
The Deer Hunter tells the story of a group of friends in rural Pennsylvania. Three of them — Michael (Robert DeNiro), [...]

The Best Years of Our Lives tells the story of three World War II servicemen returning home and trying to readjust to their new lives. We follow these three men as they try to come to terms with their wartime experiences, readjust to society, and reconcile their past with their new reality.
Al Stephenson (Fredric [...]

Up until only a few years ago, I had not seen any Marx Brothers movies. Then I bought myself a box set (which included Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, and Duck Soup), and sat down to watch those in just two afternoons. I loved every minute of them, and don’t believe I ever laughed [...]

American Graffiti takes place in California in 1962, and one thing is immediately striking: the innocence. This was before the JFK assassination, while the young were still naive and the music was still sweet. The movie centers on four teenage boys, and takes place in one night. They have graduated highschool, and the next morning [...]