Losin’ It (1983)

“We’re going to be as crude as we want, as filthy as we want and as gross as we want!” Set in Los Angeles in 1965, Losin’ It depicts three…

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Lost in America (1985)

“I’ve seen the future! And it’s a bald-headed man from New York!” If you’ve ever fantasized about dropping out of society just like “Captain America” and “Billy” in Easy Rider,…

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Love Liza (2002)

“I own a plane and it runs on gas and I wanna fly the thing right fuckin’ now!” Philip Seymour Hoffman gives an amazing performance as “Wilson Joel,” a website…

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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)

“Nothing is more important than friendship. Not fame, not money, not death.” Critic Roger Ebert once called Bang the Drum Slowly “the ultimate baseball movie.” Since I’m not much of…

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Being There (1979)

“Life is a state of mind.” In arguably his greatest performance, Peter Sellers portrays a simple-minded gardener named “Chance,” who lives a sheltered life watching a lot of television at…

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Best in Show (2000)

“Some pets deserve a little more respect than others.” Another great, frequently hilarious mockumentary from Christopher Guest, Best in Show follows the outrageous antics of several dog lovers as they…

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House of Usher (1960)

“Did you know that I could hear the scratching of her fingernails on the casket lid?” The first of eight Roger Corman films adapted from Edgar Allan Poe tales for…

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Husbands (1970)

“I’m not going home. I’m going to get very drunk.” With Husbands (and any John Cassavetes film in general), there is no middle ground – you will either like it…

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