Since the Oscars are tonight I will be brief with my picks. There may be 10 nominees for best picture but I don’t think that it was a bountiful year for fine films. Plus several of my top ten aren’t there on the nominations list. But here are my picks from the films that did [Read More …]

10 Best Sports Movies
I know another list that has been done to death. But I like to have my say as well. What with the Big Dance ending and the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning I have sports on the brain. Again, I’ll name my ten favorites but I’m not sure whether I’ll [Read More …]

Well the AFI film institute has taken upon itself to post another meaningless list, and so have I. I guess I shouldn’t say meaningless, the lists serve to foster discussion and raise awareness of some of the really fine older films that are out there. So I won’t complain, well maybe a little. [Read More …]

With Halloween approaching I thought it would be good to do a listing of some of my favorite scary movies that get everyone into the Halloween spirit. No pun intended. Now it should be noted that these are scary movies generally on a psychological level and do not generally contain a lot of [Read More …]

Christmas is a special time of year when we all warm up to each other as the weather turns cold. We show our affection by watching television in front of a well lit tree, stuffing our faces with cookies, and giving each other extravagant gifts. I’m not sure why but Christmas seems to [Read More …]