Scrooge (1951)
Synopsis: Alastair Sim’s tour-de-force performance as the ultimate miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, has almost single-handedly made this beloved version of Charles Dickens’ story into one of the best-loved Christmas films of […]
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Synopsis: Voted the #1 Most Inspiring Film Of All Time by AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Cheers, It’s A Wonderful Life has had just that. With the endearing message that “no […]
Bad Santa: Director’s Cut
Synopsis: The baddest Santa ever comes to town in this never-before-seen exclusive director’s cut starring the hilarious Billy Bob Thornton (The Alamo), Bernie Mac (Ocean’s 12), and John Ritter (TV’s […]
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Synopsis: Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry […]
Cheers: Season 5
Synopsis: It’s the cozy little Boston bar where everybody knows your name…welcome to Cheers – the Emmy Award-winning smash-hit television series that kept the laughs uncorked for 11 years. In […]
MW
MW, by Osamu Tezuka 7.5 I picked this brick up solely on Tezuka’s reputation. I can’t say that I’m a big fan, having only explored a few of his works […]
High Noon
Synopsis: Gary Cooper won the Oscar for the Best Actor in this classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of righteous cowards in the greatest […]
Grandville
Grandville, by Bryan Talbot 8.0 While the cover may not suggest it, ‘Grandville’ is more than a mere action comic. Sure, it has quite its share of action (more on […]
How the West Was Won
Synopsis: With courage, sinew and conflict: that’s how the west was won. With three directors, five interlocked stories, some of movie history’s most legendary action scenes and a constellation of […]
Young Guns
Synopsis: Six of the hottest stars The year is 1878, Lincoln County, John Tunstall, a British ranch owner, hires six rebellious boys as “regulators” to protect his ranch against the […]
Cat Ballou
Synopsis: “A lark from beginningito end.” -NEW YORKER The sleeper hit of 1965, Cat Ballou was declared an instant classic when its sly blend of Western parody and rapid-fire action […]
No Country for Old Men
Synopsis: There Are No Clean Getaways Acclaimed filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen deliver their most gripping and ambitious film yet in this sizzling and supercharged action-thriller. When a man stumbles […]
A Serious Man
Synopsis: Academy Award-winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen return to their comedy roots with this original and darkly humorous story about one ordinary man’s quest to become a serious man. […]
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