Movie Recommendations

Searing examination of a rock star’s attempt to tear down the walls he has built over a lifetime of loss, rejection, and denial…You don’t have to be high to enjoy Alan Parker’s visual counterpoint to the rock album, but liking Pink Floyd’s music undoubtedly helps.

Fun homage to Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes finds Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in fine form.

One of the last great MGM musicals, with the singing and dancing of Fred Astaire, the legs of Cyd Charisse, and the comedy relief of Jack Buchanan and Oscar Levant. The extended gangster-style dance routine is one of Fred’s best.

The third of Chaplin’s greatest comedies. Minimal use of sound—which had already been around for about a decade—does not alter the fact that this is still essentially a silent film. Charlie satirizes industrialized life that dehumanizes and oppresses the poor, downtrodden American worker during the Depression. Among the classic bits is his travel through the…

Classy musical based on the hit Broadway show, with score by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. the opening scene, as the camera descends from the sky to the gang-run streets of New York will long stay with you. The two leads (Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood) leave something to…

Not to everyone’s taste, but worth a look just once for its forceful indictment of a justice system riddled with problems. Ignore Pacino’s over-the-top performance.

When an empty Coke bottle lands in the Kalahari, a Bushman travels into “civilization” to return it. A small film that’s big on humor.

Against doctor’s orders, Charles Laughton agrees to defend Tyrone Power from a murder charge—though all the evidence points to his guilt. Top-notch adaptation of Agatha Christie play.

A truly original film that ventures in unexpected directions; Stephen Rea gives a touching performance as an IRA terrorist seeking to make amends for the accidental death of a hostage (Forest Whitaker).

Danny Kaye is a yokel mistaken by corrupt town officials for the Inspector General. Based on the play by Nikolai Gogol.