Movie Recommendations

Hysterical account of the tribulations facing an independent film crew during one day of shooting.

One-of-a-kind drama of returning GIs who have to adapt to a fast-changing post-WW II world. Harold Russell’s poignant performance won the best supporting actor Oscar. The scene when Frederick March comes home to wife Myrna Loy is guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes. Dana Andrews is also excellent, as are Teresa Wright and Virginia Mayo.

Cary Grant and Irene Dunne at the top of their form in the second of their classic films about love and marriage. This time, Dunne is shipwrecked long enough to be declared dead and have Grant remarry. Not quite up to the standard set by The Awful Truth (which had been directed by Favorite Wife…

This Sam Peckinpah masterpiece about an aging gang of outlaws and their last big job came out at a defining moment in American cinema, when violence was being portrayed on the screen in new and different ways. Along with Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde, this western redefined how much gore was allowed in films and…

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.

The perennial classic of a magical land somewhere over the rainbow.

A harrowing film about a German U-boat during WW II.

Spooky account of a Vietnam veteran’s attempts to understand his mysterious hallucinations.

Helen Mirren’s signature performance as London’s DCI Jane Tennison, who must track down a serial killer while battling sexism in the police department.