Mt. Vesuvius erupting in "Pompeii" 2015 was a good year for disaster movies and after seeing a bunch of "Best Disaster" movie lists I decided to create my own. Shortly after starting the list I realized I needed to make some rules to clarify which movies qualified as disaster movies and come up with a grading system to sort […]
Some of the Best Movies Ever Made
The Best Movies: The 40 Year Old Virgin
July 8, 2012 by
When "The 40 Year Old Virgin" came out in 2005, it launced some big careers and let Hollywood know that raunchy movies were what the public wanted, especially when done very well. The movie is brilliantly funny, witty, charming, and has a really sweet story that it is running off of all the time. There […]
The Best Movies: “Rear Window” – The Best of Hitchcock
May 3, 2012 by
An atmospheric, tense mystery, with a romantic twist between two of the screen's all time greats: Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart. It is also the quintessential "date movie" and is ranked #48 on AFI's top 100 movie list. Here's the plot summary from IMDB: Photagrapher L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries is confined to his small apartment with […]
The Best Movies: “The Thin Man” – The Original Druken Screwball Mystery!
April 7, 2012 by
Nick and Nora Charles became an iconic couple when "The Thin Man" (1934) became a huge hit during the Depression as their carefree, fun loving attitude really connected to audiences looking for escapism. The monster success of the film led to 4 follow up "sequels" and Willliam Powell and Myrna Loy became huge stars. Loy […]
The Best Movies: “The Big Sleep” Still Delivers The Mystery
March 15, 2012 by
Howard Hawks, maybe the best director Hollywood has ever seen, took a screen play by William Faulkner based on a Raymond Chandler book, and made maybe the best movie of all time. Two stars with chemistry in their prime (Bogart and Bacall), a great plot, crackling dialog, and a great pace make this a cinematic […]
The Best Movies: “L.A. Confidential” – Old School Film Noir
March 11, 2012 by
In most years Director Curtis Hanson's brilliant translation of the classic James Ellroy novel would have won the Best Picture Oscar. The Titanic sunk their chances though. "L.A. Confidential" had career breakout performances from Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce, and won Kim Bassinger an Oscar (!!) for Best Supporting Actress. It is has fantastic characters […]
The Best Movies: My Man Godfrey
March 7, 2012 by
I stumbled upon "My Man Godfrey" when I was looking for movies that could help me come up with ideas for a scavenger hunt. I thought I would just be watching some old movie that was boring but would teach me something but I ended up laughing out loud over and over again and watched […]