On the Waterfront won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1954. It pains me to say it, but I did not like this movie despite its high praise from critics and audiences. This film currently holds an 8.1/10 rating on IMDb and is considered one of Marlon Brando’s best performances, one where he took … More On the Waterfront (1954)
My grandmother loved her action movies and TV shows. I spent the majority of my childhood with her. Hence, I was no stranger to the show In the Heat of the Night starring Carroll O’Connor and Howard E. Rollins Jr. The series focused on the Sparta Mississippi police department and all the drama associated with … More In the Heat of the Night (1967)
If you have been reading our reviews on Academy Award Best Pictures for the last month, there is a theme that I keep harping on. How could some of these rather subpar, uninteresting, boring movies win so many awards? I’ve argued that a handful of films in the last decade barely deserved the honour they … More Terms of Endearment (1983)
When I started to compile the list of Best Picture winners I never watched, I will admit I dreaded the really long ones, like Gandhi, which came out the year I was born (1982) and clocks in 3:11 long. As crazy as this following statement may sound, I found Gandhi to be fascinating. It was … More Gandhi (1982)
It’s been a few days since I rented Chariots of Fire, and I’m still quite unsure how I feel about this film. The biggest question that still lingers in my mind is, “was I suppose to be inspired by this story?” To be quite honest, this was rather an uninteresting and uneventful movie with subpar … More Chariots of Fire (1982)
Just recently, we embarked on a quest to watch all the Best Picture winners. I knew on this quest there would be many questionable picks since my film tastes only go back a handful of decades. Older movies, especially pre technicolour, have never been my cup of tea, so with most of the newer releases … More Ordinary People (1980)
The Apartment came out in 1960 and was the film industry’s biggest winner at the 33rd Academy Awards, winning two of the big four, Best Picture and Best Director. The film collected three extra awards to finish the night with five wins off of 10 nominations. I have never seen The Apartment until the other … More The Apartment (1960)
This blog is winding down its seventh year of existence. In that time, we’ve covered over 1700 films and recently started to tackle all the Best Picture winners. Somehow, we never got around to reviewing the best film from 1991, The Silence of the Lambs. I can tell you that I’ve seen this film at … More The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
It was probably 11 years ago when I tried to rent every movie available at the local Blockbuster. Somewhere in there, I went through a military movie phase and recall renting Patton. I’ve been aware of this film’s award-winning pedigree, yet I am still puzzled by all the pomp and circumstance after a second viewing. … More Patton (1970)
Dances with Wolves came out in 1990, and it took me 30 years to finally watch this amazing western film. It’s been a few days, and I’m still processing everything I witnessed. In the beginning, I thought this would be the most boring film, then the story picked up and carried us through the adventures … More Dances with Wolves (1991)
