Archive for Good Movies
I enjoy shining a spotlight on quality DVD box sets for our readers, and Ford at Fox – The Collection is no exception. Featuring many of the films made by legendary director John Ford while under contract with Fox from 1920 to 1952, the set includes 21 discs mixing beloved classics with lesser-known gems. Order […]
These good Fourth of July movies are ideally suited for the upcoming holiday weekend. Between trips to the lake and blowing your fingers off with fireworks, you owe it to yourself to relax on the couch with one or more quality films featuring Americans at their finest. In case you’re not from the U.S. or […]
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse continues to tear things up at the box office, and even the mighty Snoop Dogg has released a song paying homage to True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse. In short: the nation has officially went nuts for vampires. That’s why I’ve decided to put together this list of vampire movies from Amazon (plus […]
The best Holocaust movies of all time offer a sobering look at one of the worst times in human history. As World War II raged, the Nazis systematically rounded up European Jews and shipped them to death camps such as Sobibor, Auschwitz, and Treblinka. There, they were stripped naked and herded into showers with the […]
With The Twilight Saga: Eclipse currently in theaters and the latest season of HBO’s True Blood making it’s debut on the small screen, fans of the vampire genre are beside themselves with joy. If you’re a brooding stranger with a mysterious past, this is probably your best chance of getting laid in a long time. […]
These good movies featuring royalty include queens, kings, tsars, and emperors. While most of them don’t come to an especially pleasant end (who did in the 16th century?), their lives remain filled with battle, romance, and plenty of intrigue. From the Forbidden City of China to the bloody battlefields of Agincourt, this list of good […]
The last part of June celebrates the day when the first-ever UFO sighting took place, so it seems like a perfect time to unveil my list of 10 good alien abduction movies. Sure, we’ve all heard about those little grey bastards who beam humans into their ships and start greasing up the anal probes, but […]
Even though I’m a straight male, there’s nothing that says I can’t enjoy a quality film involving depictions of the gay, lesbian, or transgendered communities. That’s why I’ve put together this list of 10 good gay movies. Many involve themes important to the gay community, while others simply feature central characters who happen to be […]
Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films is the perfect gift for the cinema lover in your life. We’re talking 50 movies on 50 discs from Janus Films, one of the elite names when it comes to distributing art house and foreign titles on DVD. From Hitchcock to Bergman, all your favorites are included, […]
If you’re a fan of Asian cinema, then you absolutely must buy AK 100: 25 Films of Akira Kurosawa. The legendary director, who created such classics as Seven Samurai, Yojimbo and Rashomon, was born in 1910, and this collection was released in 2009 in anticipation of his 100th anniversary. While Kurosawa didn’t live to see […]