“This month’s 20th Century Flicks finds inspiration in the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics with a certified classic!”
Stand by Me: 20th Century Flicks
“Though these kids’ childhoods have more in common with my grandparents’ than my own, these concepts of the bonds of friendship transcend time and generational divides.”
20th Century Flicks: Night of the Living Dead
When you consider the era that it came out in and the legacy that it has left, its position as an icon makes sense.
20th Century Flicks: Ball of Fire
A collaboration of two of the greatest filmmakers of the midcentury, Ball of Fire certainly has a lot to offer.
20th Century Flicks: The Player
Watching an iconic film and having it meet lofty expectations is always nice, but to become enamored with a film I’ve never heard of is a special experience
20th Century Flicks: Paths of Glory
It is certainly in the conversation for a place on the Mt. Rushmore of the genre.
20th Century Flicks: Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries is a simple film, but in that simplicity Bergman is able to draw out many of the complex truths of life
20th Century Flicks: Point Break
On the shoulders of Bigelow and Swayze, it is able to elevate its subpar material
20th Century Flicks: Murder on the Orient Express
Lumet’s adaptation remains, by a close margin, the best telling of the story on the silver screen.
20th Century Flicks: When Harry Met Sally…
When Harry Met Sally… is a great film with two incredibly charismatic lead performances, and it certainly deserves its legacy as one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made
20th Century Flicks: Some Like it Hot
Wilder has proven himself one of the most adept filmmakers of his era.
20th Century Flicks: The Rescuers
For me, it ranks among the bottom of Disney animated films