Killer’s Kiss (1955)
“Her Soft Mouth Was the Road to Sin-Smeared Violence!” Stanley Kubrick’s second feature film (after Fear and Desire), Killer’s Kiss is a low-budget, superbly shot film noir filmed on location…
Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
“The capital of Canada is C.” If you only remember Bud Cort for his quirky roles in Brewster McCloud (1970) and Harold and Maude (1971), you’re in for a real…
Wendigo (2001)
“Some myths are real.” A truly atmospheric horror film, Wendigo opens with a family driving to the Catskills during the winter to spend the weekend in a rented cottage. They…
Wise Blood (1979)
“. . . the Church of Christ Without Christ. Where the blind can’t see, the lame don’t walk, and the dead stay that way.” Brad “Billy Bibbitt” Dourif excels in…
Zandalee (1991)
“She had everything but she was not fulfilled …” Shot in and around New Orleans, Zandalee is a true guilty pleasure (it’s much more fun if you treat the film…
Under the Volcano (1984)
“Hell is my natural habitat.” Not too many actors could pull off a sustained drunken performance throughout the entire length of a film. Albert Finney does just that as “Geoffrey…
Best & Worst Seinfeld Episodes
The Baby Shower Kramer engineers an illegal cable hookup. George is mad because some chick humiliated him by spilling chocolate syrup all over him years ago. He shows up at…
Stand-Up Comedians
WOODY ALLEN"I feel sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it's fantastic." Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen (Bananas) started out as a comedy writer, earning just $75 a…
Across 110th Street (1972)
“If you steal $300,000 from the mob, it’s not robbery. It’s suicide." Whenever I come across a blurb about Across 110th Street, the word “gritty” is inevitably used to describe…
Ace in the Hole (1951)
“Bad news sells best. Cause good news is no news.” A devastating critique of American culture directed by the legendary Billy Wilder, Ace in the Hole (AKA The Big Carnival)…