Movie Recommendations

Victor von Frankenstein’s grandson Frederick has spent a lifetime denying his heritage…until he inherits Victor’s castle and research. One of Mel Brooks’s best.

One of Chaplin’s two or three best, and one of the top silent comedies. Classic scenes include the lonely dinner when his date stands him up and the shoe-eating routine.

Howard Hawks’ second-best western (after Red River) features an aging sheriff (John Wayne), a drunken ex-deputy (Dean Martin), a cool young gunslinger (teen idol Ricky Nelson), a gimpy old deputy (Walter Brennan), and a saloon girl (Angie Dickinson) trying to bring a cold-blooded killer to justice while his brother lays siege to the town. All…

Nebbish film lover Woody Allen tries to emulate Humphry Bogart after his wife divorces him. Woody and Diane Keaton’s first film together is a charming spin on Casablanca.

Third time’s no charm for Astaire and Rogers, who are forced to play second fiddle to Irene Dunne and Randolph Scott.

When the wife’s away, the husband will … dream about seducing the upstairs bombshell. Particularly when she’s Marilyn Monroe. Tom Ewell reprises his Broadway performance.

Michael Keaton pulls off a surprisingly good take on the Bruce Wayne/Batman split personality, and the tone as a whole is welcomely dark, not campy. A pity the obligatory romance falls so flat.

Slightly uneven Capra take on media cynicism and human redemption is nonetheless an entertaining and thought-provoking film.

When pampered Clifford Peache transfers to a Chicago public school and runs afoul of a protection ring, he decides to enlist the help of a feared school misfit. A moving story of friendship, understanding, and courage.

Mystery writer Phillip Marlow [sic] replays old memories and the plot of his best-selling book while fighting psoriasis and hallucinations. A groundbreaking original.