In which Buster Keaton almost dies over and over in the name of comedy, and also drops an actual train off an actual bridge.
Author Archives: Daniel Joslyn
THE GODFATHER PART III (1990)
Francis Ford Coppola recently released a re-edited version of the least-acclaimed film of his famous mafia trilogy, but how much of a difference does it make?
STAR WARS (1977)
Somewhere beneath everything that’s been piled on top of it is one of the greatest movies ever made.
SOPHIE’S CHOICE (1982)
Meryl Streep’s all-timer of a performance can’t make me ever want to watch this movie again.
COOLEY HIGH (1975)
In which we learn that it’s possible to be nostalgic about something yet not remember it as perfect.
LA REGLE DE JEU (1939)
A French masterpiece about upper-class romantic games, played blithely as the world teeters on disaster.
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992)
My favorite Christmas movie, bar none, featuring Michael Caine as Scrooge and Gonzo the Great as Charles Dickens.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
The ultimate feel-good movie, or harrowing exercise in existential angst? Possibly both.
DIE HARD (1988)
Some people have called this the “perfect action movie,” and it launched the careers of Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman. But is it a Christmas movie?
SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (1964)
I unreservedly love this nutso sci-fi mashup, despite it being a routine entry on “worst movies of all time” lists.
Movie Valhalla 