Movie Recommendations

Arthur Penn Warren’s revisionist look at nearly a century of American history, through the eyes of a white man/Indian raised in and moving between two very different cultures. A western only in part, it’s also a lengthy political statement cum diatribe against the scourge of modern times—the white man, species americanus predatorus. Made at the…

Topnotch Tennessee Williams play is given its due by a first-rate cast. Vivien Leigh won best actress Oscar honors for her portrayal of the fragile, mentally unstable Blanche DuBois, a refined lady who’s fallen on hard times. When she comes to stay with her more earthy sister, Stella, she sets in motion a tragic confrontation…

Though Austen’s magnum opus gets slightly filtered for modern audiences, this engaging adaptation is still quite faithful.

Two California senior dudes are given a time machine so they can pass their history course, graduate high school, form a rock band, and bring peace and enlightenment to all mankind. Enormously goofy but good-natured fun.

The apotheosis of college-reunion movies, this Lawrence Kasdan film offers a terrific ensemble cast and a classy soundtrack.

Those with a dark sense of humor will appreciate this story of hitman John Cusack’s return home for his 10-year high school reunion.

Another Hitchcock take on the innocent man on the run, this time with the charm of Cary Grant and Eva Marie Sainte.

In Rob Reiner’s excellent film of a Stephen King short story, four young boys in the 1950s bond on a hiking trip of discovery.

Wonderfully realized political drama, with Broderick Crawford at the top of his game. Based on poet Robert Penn Warren’s novel, itself a barely disguised portrait of Louisiana senator Huey Kingfish Long.