Rating: RRuntime: 2 hoursDirector: Darius Marder Quick Impressions:I was a bit nervous to watch a film about a heavy metal drummer losing his hearing since every time I watch A Star Is Born, I get a flare up of tinnitus. (A viral inner ear infection a few years ago left …
Best Picture #41Original Release Date: September 26, 1968Rating: GRuntime: 2 hours, 33 minutesDirector: Carol Reed Quick Impressions:I fell in love with Oliver! when I was three years old. If I’m being brutally honest with myself, it’s probably not my favorite movie anymore. (I don’t know if I have just one …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 53 minutesDirector: Emerald Fennell Quick Impressions:We actually paid $20 to rent this movie for 48 hours, not a bad value since we’ve already watched it twice. Way back when life was simpler and we still went to the movies every week, we saw the trailer for …
Best Picture: #40Original Release Date: August 2, 1967Rating: ApprovedRuntime: 1 hour, 50 minutesDirector: Norman Jewison Quick Impressions:My grandma loved this movie and the 1980s TV show it inspired. I didn’t watch with her often, but the catchy theme song the film and show share–performed here by Ray Charles–is permanently stuck …
Rating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 54 minutesDirector: Regina King Quick Impressions:I’ve been so excited to see this movie. For one thing, it’s Regina King’s directorial debut. I remember when she won Best Supporting Actress a couple of years ago, and everyone called it a career award, acknowledging an exemplary body of …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 6 minutesDirector: Kornél Mundruczó Quick Impressions:Yesterday afternoon my husband and I said in enthusiastic unison, “Tonight we’ll watch,” and then I finished, “One Night in Miami,” and he said, “Pieces of a Woman.” We blinked at each other in confusion. Then he asked, “What’s One Night …
Best Picture: #38Original Release Date: April 1, 1965Rating: GRuntime: 2 hours, 52 minutesDirector: Robert Wise Quick Impressions:I first saw The Sound of Music when I was twelve, and we bought a VHS copy of the 25th anniversary re-release. Apparently my aunt loved this movie and watched it at least once …
Ma Rainey’s Black BottomRating: RRuntime: 1 hour, 34 minutesDirector: George C. Wolfe Quick Impressions:I didn’t write any movie reviews over Christmas break because my sister and her fiancé were here, and I wanted to be present for them and my children and my father as we celebrated this first Christmas …
Best Picture: # 37Original Release Date: December 25, 1964Rating: GRuntime: 2 hours, 50 minutesDirector: George Cukor Quick Impressions:I’ve had a long love affair with My Fair Lady. I first saw it on stage when I was seven. My gifted class took a special evening field trip to see it performed …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 30 minutesDirector: Christopher Nolan As the end credits rolled, my husband mused, “I think it’s impossible for human beings to comprehend…” And I broke in, “This movie?” Then I laughed heartily at my own joke. We all know Christopher Nolan likes to craft mindbenders about altered …
