Sunset Boulevard
Tears away at the curtain that keeps reality away from fiction.
Roman Holiday
Mixes the romantic comedy formula of an unlikely couple slowly falling in love with some classic slapstick to create a movie that’s tough not to be delighted by.
Tropic Thunder
The action movie has been spoofing itself for years. Half of the time it’s no even intentional. Ben Stiller’s hilarious and surprisingly intelligent Tropic Thunder takes the genre spoof to a new extreme.
Sabrina (1954)
Sure, it takes a familiar road, but there’s certainly enough bubbling under the surface to keep the heart of the film relevant and appealing more than a half-century later.
A Colbert Christmas
Takes direct aim at the holiday and what it has become over the past five decades or so. It panders to commercialism while at the same time demanding that the “Christ” be put back into Christmas.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition
Offers some of the strangest and worst the movies have to offer and makes it, at the very least, watchable if not entertaining.
Sukiyaki Western Django
Although something of a confusing and befuddling mess, Miike’s foray into the Western genre, Sukiyaki Western Django is another showcase for his playful and often gory style.
Lil’ Bush: Resident of the United States: Season Two
This season seems more scathing and timely than the last. That’s exactly how I like my political satire.
WALL-E
Simplicity and complexity harmonize together in cinematic zen in the instant-classic WALL-E, a film that uses technical prowess to tell a straight-forward yet far-reaching story.
Transsiberian
Transsiberian is a deeply engrossing film from the get go. It sucked me in with a simple, yet often overlooked, idea – interesting characters.
