This week, my look back at movies from 1967 I had never seen concludes with BONNIE AND CLYDE, a Depression-era crime piece that reflects back at us our own uncertain economic times (both in 1967 and today), as well as our ability to overlook criminality in the name of excitement, charm and thrill.
This week, let’s explore the legend of 1967’s COOL HAND LUKE, both the movie (which contains one of the most quoted lines of all time) and the character himself, who stands as an avatar for every outsider to society, and proves the best way to endure is simply to keep standing on your feet for as long as possible.
This week, let’s celebrate Memorial Day with the 1967 WWII all-star classic THE DIRTY DOZEN! In honor of yet another Robert Aldrich banger, let’s dig through twelve things I found interesting about watching this for the first time.
This week marks the beginning of a new series: I’m watching four significant movies from 1967 that I’ve somehow managed to never see before! First up: the foundational Mike Nichols classic THE GRADUATE, an immaculately constructed film that still manages to capture the open-endedness and disillusionment that comes with post-grad, early-twenties life.
Today, in honor of Academy Awards night, let’s dig through the first fifty years of Oscar openings. Jack Lemmon! Jerry Lewis! Frank Sinatra! Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas! Bob Hope! Lots and lots of Bob Hope! They’re all here, hoping to kick things off with a bang.
It’s been thirty years and the SCREAM franchise has proven as unkillable as Ghostface himself. With the recently-released seventh installment making more money than ever, it’s worth taking a look back at how the franchise has evolved (and de-evolved) over the years. It’s time to dig into the SCREAM series!
A quick bonus article on the 2026 Winter Olympics that was, and how one particular arm of Team USA impressed and inspired me in ways I wasn’t expecting.
Today, a quick bonus article about a double feature that plays in our household every Valentine’s Day! Two colorful 90s classics with great soundtracks that prove, despite their individual edges, to be big sappy romances at their heart. Let’s break down CLUELESS and THE WEDDING SINGER!
MY FAIR LADY seems to have unfairly shaped Audrey Hepburn’s reputation as a musical performer, while FUNNY FACE has been relegated mostly to GAP ad material. Let’s fix that.
