Two paranoid journalists do the leg work that ended up bringing down a president. Never has watching guys slowly dial rotary phones been so compelling.
Tag Archives: Drama
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
If Frank Capra’s particular brand of idealistic American mythmaking feels dated today, that may be more our problem than his.
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
A vast conspiracy is set to bring down the government, and only Frank Sinatra can stop it.
TITANIC (1997)
This epic disaster movie slash romance became the highest grossing movie all time and won all the Oscars. But what do we think 23 years later?
ӦRӦKBEFOGADÁS (1975)
A small, emotional film from Communist Hungary about the unlikely friendship between two women from different worlds.
FORREST GUMP (1994)
Tom Hanks bumbles through the greatest hits of Baby Boomer history, with nothing to say about any of it.
TOKYO STORY (1953)
A highly-acclaimed, aggressively minimalist, story about the disconnect between Japanese parents and their adult children.
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)
Camps of migrants, driven out of their homes by economic hardship, hated by the locals and oppressed by the police. It’s hard to be an Oklahoman.
THE WATERMELON WOMAN (1996)
Considered the first feature from an African-American lesbian, I found it enjoyable and interesting. Not everyone agreed at the time.
THE GODFATHER PART II (1974)
This all-encompassing sequel involves at least two separate movies that never quite meet.
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