Week of May 31 – June 6, 2020 Many people seem happiest when they are on a beach somewhere (not me, but that’s not important right now). Thus, beach movies became a popular fixture of 1960s cinema, especially when American […]
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Bubble Boy (2001) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of May 24 – 30, 2020 Once in a while you run across a wacky movie that simply charms you in ways you would never expect. Such a gem is Bubble Boy, introduced to me by my good friend […]
Continue reading »That Darn Cat! (1965) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of May 17 – 23, 2020 Mystery and dopey cops appear again in my next recommendation, the Disney comedy That Darn Cat! (1965). I’ve been postponing the idea of promoting a lighthearted Disney film in favor of other choices, […]
Continue reading »It’s a Wonderful World (1939) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of May 10 – 16, 2020 If you need to put yourself into a sunnier mood, there are few methods as effective as watching a “screwball” comedy. The combination of big stars, kooky antics and wild absurdities of this […]
Continue reading »Tag (2018) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of May 3 – 9, 2020 Harkening back to childhood often leads to nostalgic, happy memories, and many films have attempted to channel these feelings. One that has wildly succeeded at recapturing the joyful exuberance of youth, but in […]
Continue reading »Something’s Gotta Give (2003) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of April 26 – May 2, 2020 Romance can make one forget about one’s problems, even if it is occurring with other people, and we are only experiencing it vicariously. Such is the appeal of Something’s Gotta Give, a […]
Continue reading »Genevieve (1953) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of April 19 – 25, 2020 Back to Britain we go with a sunny, and rainy, venture from London to Brighton and back in vintage automobiles. One of these beautiful machines, a 1904 Darracq roadster, is the “Genevieve” of […]
Continue reading »Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Week of April 12 – 18, 2020 This movie struck me as an obvious choice as soon as I conceived the idea for this category. I like The Breakfast Club a little more in the John Hughes oeuvre, but Ferris […]
Continue reading »Bowfinger (1999) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of April 5 – 11, 2020 Director Frank Oz and star Steve Martin have made four films together, all of which I enjoy, and Bowfinger is the sweetest of them. I actually like Dirty Rotten Scoundrels the most (I […]
Continue reading »Angels in the Outfield (1951) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of March 29 – April 4, 2020 Major League Baseball was supposed to have begun this week, and I for one will miss the National Pastime until it returns (probably in July, after the All-Star break). In the meantime, […]
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