Annie Hall (1977)
Annie Hall is a romantic comedy from Woody Allen. It won the Academy Award for best picture. The story revolves around a pessimist New Yorker and his girlfriend who longs to be a free-spirited Californian. This movie seemed very appealing after the first five minutes, but it did not deliver for me. It felt repetitive [...]
Read moreWhat’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is based on a book of the same name. It is the story of a young man being eaten by his lack of a life in poor Middle America. I liked this movie. The acting was pretty good. DiCaprio does a really good job as the mentally handicapped little brother. This [...]
Read moreThe Way We Were (1973)
The Way We Were is a romantic drama starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford. It is the story of two lovers who are polar opposites. I really did not expect too much from this movie. I was preparing for some terrible Nicholas Sparks style romantic crap. This movie has all the classic elements of opposites [...]
Read more36 Hours (1965)
36 Hours (1965) was directed by George Seaton. Seaton wrote and directed the classic Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Major Jefferson Pike (James Garner)knows the plans for D-Day, he is sent to Lisbon to check with a German double agent he has recruited. In Lisbon Pike is drugged and captured by the Germans. They fly [...]
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