Classic Movie Review

Today’s movie is The Hallelujah Trail (1965). This movie is a western comedy that skewers everyone, as competing groups try to intercept a wagon train filled with whiskey. This movie has a surprising…

The Searchers (1956) is possibly the greatest western ever made. This film was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne. The movie tells the story of a search for a young girl that was taken capt…

El Dorado (1967) is a western where a drunk sheriff (Robert Mitchum) and aging gunfighter (John Wayne) fighting to protect the water of a hard-working ranch family. James Caan is very good in this fi…

Big Jake (1971) is a western where John Wayne leads a group to recuse his kidnapped grandson. Many of the Duke's posse are present including Harry Carey Jr. Richard Boone is fantastic as the leader o…

The Glory Guys (1965) is a fun little cavalry romp that tells the tale of love and Custer’s Massacre.

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The Magnificent Seven (1960) is a western testosterone fest, with a grouping of some of the manliest men of all time. The plot is very simple. Seven down on the luck American gunfighters go south to …

Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) is a gritty boxing drama with excellent performances by Anthony Quinn, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Gleason, and Julie Harris. As an aging boxer comes to the end of his car…

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers  (1956) is one of those great old black and white UFO films that came out when American was trying to understand the Cold War between the USA and USSR and fearing total n…

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex  (1939) directed by Michael Curtiz, is a version of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the 2nd Earl of Essex.

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The Maltese Falcon (1941) is perhaps the greatest film noir classic of all time. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre.

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The Big Heat (1953) is a great film noir classic directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame. 

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They Came to Cordura (1959) features Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, and Van Heflin in this military drama of survival during the Pancho Villa raids. 

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It Happened One Night (1934) is a Depression Era comedy is ranked number 35 on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest American Movies of All Times and number 8 on the AFI’s 100 Funniest Movies of…

Scrooged (1988) is a great comedy classic starring Bill Murray and Karen Allen. It is a modern version of Scrouge/A Christmas Carol.

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A Christmas Story (1983) is a wonderful Christmas story harkening back to a simpler time. 

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White Christmas (1954) is a classic Christmas musical with a lot of singing and dancing. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen.

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Brute Force (1947) is a gritty prison film noir. Prisoners tell their stories of love through an odd pin-up in their cell.

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I Want to Live (1958) is a gritty film noir that focuses on the femme side of the story. Susan Hayward is amazing as the condemned woman.

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Double Indemnity (1944) is a great film noir of all time. Barbara Stanwyck is amazing as the femme fatale. Edward G. Robinson had a great supporting role. 

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Ace in the Hole (1951) is a great film noir starring Kirk Douglas and Jan Sterling. The movie is loosely based on the true story of trapped caver Floyd Collins. 

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