20 movies, 10-word reviews. In hindsight, I should have done haikus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giant <\/strong>– Texas rancher’s life seemingly unfolds in real time. Reeeaaaalllll tiiimmmmmmeee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some Came Running<\/strong> – Unrequited three way love triangle leads to tragedy. As usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Thin Red Line<\/strong> – Three long, confusing hours about a long, confusing war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From Here to Eternity<\/strong> – Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr make out in the surf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His Girl Friday<\/strong> – Witty woman holds job as ace investigative reporter – in 1940!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Buffalo ’66<\/strong> – Victim contracts Stockholm Syndrome after meeting her kidnapper’s psycho parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Big Red One<\/strong> – Five infantry members survive war while others die around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Videodrome <\/strong>– James Wood’s stomach is a VCR player. Not a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Defiant Ones<\/strong> – Two escaped convicts overcome racism, become friends, to elude capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fatal Attraction<\/strong> – Love me or it’s rabbit stew for dinner \u2026 stew, then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Lady Eve<\/strong> – Barbara Stanwyck hustles Peter Fonda; he falls for her anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arrival <\/strong>– Aliens arrive, conversation ensures, we bomb them. Seems about right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Detour <\/strong>– When your hitchhike driver dies, best just call the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All that Heaven Allows<\/strong> – Family unimpressed when widow has romantic relationship with younger man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mad Max<\/strong> – Vigilante policeman fights biker gangs in Australia, spawns dystopian franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Duck Soup<\/strong> – Marx brothers play at politics, never actually eat any soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Evil Dead<\/strong> – The Bruce Campbell version of The Cabin in the Woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do the Right Thing<\/strong> – 1989 racism unfolds just like it does today, in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fireman’s Ball <\/strong>– Firemen in communist Czechoslovakia throw a very unusual birthday party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hell or High Water<\/strong> – The Dude must rob banks to save the family farm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 20 movies, 10-word reviews. In hindsight, I should have done haikus! Giant – Texas rancher’s life seemingly unfolds in real time. Reeeaaaalllll tiiimmmmmmeee. Some Came Running – Unrequited three way love triangle leads to tragedy. As usual. The Thin Red … Continue reading