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Movies books for Christmas!
Halliwell's Hundred, Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert guides were my first
Aiming for every film I watch in December (mostly first watches) to be from these books
Re: Maltin and Ebert (for fun), I will stick to BOMB, zero stars, and 4 star movies
Halliwell's Hundred, Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert guides were my first
Aiming for every film I watch in December (mostly first watches) to be from these books
Re: Maltin and Ebert (for fun), I will stick to BOMB, zero stars, and 4 star movies
EDGE OF THE CITY (1957)
Dockworkers. Murder. I was getting On the Waterfront vibes
But Martin Ritt understands corruption and the thorniness of standing up to it
Taut, riveting drama
Cassavetes, Poitier, Warner, and Ruby Dee 👌
"Masterfully acted by all"
Maltin ****
Dockworkers. Murder. I was getting On the Waterfront vibes
But Martin Ritt understands corruption and the thorniness of standing up to it
Taut, riveting drama
Cassavetes, Poitier, Warner, and Ruby Dee 👌
"Masterfully acted by all"
Maltin ****
December 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
EDGE OF THE CITY (1957)
Dockworkers. Murder. I was getting On the Waterfront vibes
But Martin Ritt understands corruption and the thorniness of standing up to it
Taut, riveting drama
Cassavetes, Poitier, Warner, and Ruby Dee 👌
"Masterfully acted by all"
Maltin ****
Dockworkers. Murder. I was getting On the Waterfront vibes
But Martin Ritt understands corruption and the thorniness of standing up to it
Taut, riveting drama
Cassavetes, Poitier, Warner, and Ruby Dee 👌
"Masterfully acted by all"
Maltin ****
SLEUTH (2007)
Remake or reinvention of the '72 classic
Caine and Law
Harold Pinter script. Full of his themes. Menace. Games. Male-ness
Not sure if it all comes together 🤷♂️
Maltin feels the film is drained of entertainment and "unbelievably bad"
BOMB
Remake or reinvention of the '72 classic
Caine and Law
Harold Pinter script. Full of his themes. Menace. Games. Male-ness
Not sure if it all comes together 🤷♂️
Maltin feels the film is drained of entertainment and "unbelievably bad"
BOMB
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
SLEUTH (2007)
Remake or reinvention of the '72 classic
Caine and Law
Harold Pinter script. Full of his themes. Menace. Games. Male-ness
Not sure if it all comes together 🤷♂️
Maltin feels the film is drained of entertainment and "unbelievably bad"
BOMB
Remake or reinvention of the '72 classic
Caine and Law
Harold Pinter script. Full of his themes. Menace. Games. Male-ness
Not sure if it all comes together 🤷♂️
Maltin feels the film is drained of entertainment and "unbelievably bad"
BOMB
GREEN FOR DANGER (1946)
*Viewing 3
Halliwell turned me on to this gem
Wartime hospital murder mystery
A great Alastair Sim
Love the creepy atmosphere and the wit
"An unimportant picture, yes, but perfectly done" - Leslie Halliwell
*Viewing 3
Halliwell turned me on to this gem
Wartime hospital murder mystery
A great Alastair Sim
Love the creepy atmosphere and the wit
"An unimportant picture, yes, but perfectly done" - Leslie Halliwell
December 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
GREEN FOR DANGER (1946)
*Viewing 3
Halliwell turned me on to this gem
Wartime hospital murder mystery
A great Alastair Sim
Love the creepy atmosphere and the wit
"An unimportant picture, yes, but perfectly done" - Leslie Halliwell
*Viewing 3
Halliwell turned me on to this gem
Wartime hospital murder mystery
A great Alastair Sim
Love the creepy atmosphere and the wit
"An unimportant picture, yes, but perfectly done" - Leslie Halliwell
OLYMPIA (1938)
*Viewing 2
Riefenstahl creates propaganda and many sports filming techniques we see today
Always good to see Jesse Owens stick it to the monsters
"truly eyepopping cinematography, camera movement, and editing"
Maltin ****
*Viewing 2
Riefenstahl creates propaganda and many sports filming techniques we see today
Always good to see Jesse Owens stick it to the monsters
"truly eyepopping cinematography, camera movement, and editing"
Maltin ****
December 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
OLYMPIA (1938)
*Viewing 2
Riefenstahl creates propaganda and many sports filming techniques we see today
Always good to see Jesse Owens stick it to the monsters
"truly eyepopping cinematography, camera movement, and editing"
Maltin ****
*Viewing 2
Riefenstahl creates propaganda and many sports filming techniques we see today
Always good to see Jesse Owens stick it to the monsters
"truly eyepopping cinematography, camera movement, and editing"
Maltin ****
PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG (2007)
Bit of a partisan doc...but it's ok, man
Seeger's commitment to peace and racial equality has always had my respect
And then there's the music...
"I don’t know if Pete Seeger believes in saints, but I believe he is one"
Ebert ****
Bit of a partisan doc...but it's ok, man
Seeger's commitment to peace and racial equality has always had my respect
And then there's the music...
"I don’t know if Pete Seeger believes in saints, but I believe he is one"
Ebert ****
December 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
PETE SEEGER: THE POWER OF SONG (2007)
Bit of a partisan doc...but it's ok, man
Seeger's commitment to peace and racial equality has always had my respect
And then there's the music...
"I don’t know if Pete Seeger believes in saints, but I believe he is one"
Ebert ****
Bit of a partisan doc...but it's ok, man
Seeger's commitment to peace and racial equality has always had my respect
And then there's the music...
"I don’t know if Pete Seeger believes in saints, but I believe he is one"
Ebert ****
Victorian London. In my imagination right now
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Victorian London. In my imagination right now
THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1921)
Buster Keaton goes Scooby Doo mode
Criminals in disguise in a "haunted house"
A great recurring gag with stairs that turn into a slide
Ebert ****
Buster Keaton goes Scooby Doo mode
Criminals in disguise in a "haunted house"
A great recurring gag with stairs that turn into a slide
Ebert ****
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1921)
Buster Keaton goes Scooby Doo mode
Criminals in disguise in a "haunted house"
A great recurring gag with stairs that turn into a slide
Ebert ****
Buster Keaton goes Scooby Doo mode
Criminals in disguise in a "haunted house"
A great recurring gag with stairs that turn into a slide
Ebert ****
THREE SISTERS (1970)
Winter and Chekhov go together
There is a bleakness to this play that gives it a certain power for me
Olivier's staging for actors and camera engaged me as well
A "brilliant rendering" of this Chekhov work
Maltin ****
Winter and Chekhov go together
There is a bleakness to this play that gives it a certain power for me
Olivier's staging for actors and camera engaged me as well
A "brilliant rendering" of this Chekhov work
Maltin ****
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
THREE SISTERS (1970)
Winter and Chekhov go together
There is a bleakness to this play that gives it a certain power for me
Olivier's staging for actors and camera engaged me as well
A "brilliant rendering" of this Chekhov work
Maltin ****
Winter and Chekhov go together
There is a bleakness to this play that gives it a certain power for me
Olivier's staging for actors and camera engaged me as well
A "brilliant rendering" of this Chekhov work
Maltin ****
Started Oliver Twist audiobook
My descent into Vic lit begins...
My descent into Vic lit begins...
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Started Oliver Twist audiobook
My descent into Vic lit begins...
My descent into Vic lit begins...
THE PAPER CHASE (1973)
A comfort film, for whatever reason. Seen it close to double digits
Libraries. Study groups. Teachers like Kingsfield. Kinda my jam
Early 70s Tim Bottoms had some riz
Appreciated more the John Williams score (well, the classical excerpts) and Gordon Willis
Ebert ****
A comfort film, for whatever reason. Seen it close to double digits
Libraries. Study groups. Teachers like Kingsfield. Kinda my jam
Early 70s Tim Bottoms had some riz
Appreciated more the John Williams score (well, the classical excerpts) and Gordon Willis
Ebert ****
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
THE PAPER CHASE (1973)
A comfort film, for whatever reason. Seen it close to double digits
Libraries. Study groups. Teachers like Kingsfield. Kinda my jam
Early 70s Tim Bottoms had some riz
Appreciated more the John Williams score (well, the classical excerpts) and Gordon Willis
Ebert ****
A comfort film, for whatever reason. Seen it close to double digits
Libraries. Study groups. Teachers like Kingsfield. Kinda my jam
Early 70s Tim Bottoms had some riz
Appreciated more the John Williams score (well, the classical excerpts) and Gordon Willis
Ebert ****
Rob Reiner films in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll:
This is Spinal Tap - 8 votes
Stand by Me - 7 votes
When Harry Met Sally - 6 votes
A Few Good Men - 1 vote
Strong showing
This is Spinal Tap - 8 votes
Stand by Me - 7 votes
When Harry Met Sally - 6 votes
A Few Good Men - 1 vote
Strong showing
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Rob Reiner films in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll:
This is Spinal Tap - 8 votes
Stand by Me - 7 votes
When Harry Met Sally - 6 votes
A Few Good Men - 1 vote
Strong showing
This is Spinal Tap - 8 votes
Stand by Me - 7 votes
When Harry Met Sally - 6 votes
A Few Good Men - 1 vote
Strong showing
ROMANCE & CIGARETTES (2005)
Written and directed by John Turturro
Story of a marriage. Characters bursting into song
Unique. Reminded me a bit of Cassavetes. The off-kilter rhythms of life
"a film that breaks out of Hollywood jail with audacious originality...and anarchic liberty"
Ebert ****
Written and directed by John Turturro
Story of a marriage. Characters bursting into song
Unique. Reminded me a bit of Cassavetes. The off-kilter rhythms of life
"a film that breaks out of Hollywood jail with audacious originality...and anarchic liberty"
Ebert ****
December 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ROMANCE & CIGARETTES (2005)
Written and directed by John Turturro
Story of a marriage. Characters bursting into song
Unique. Reminded me a bit of Cassavetes. The off-kilter rhythms of life
"a film that breaks out of Hollywood jail with audacious originality...and anarchic liberty"
Ebert ****
Written and directed by John Turturro
Story of a marriage. Characters bursting into song
Unique. Reminded me a bit of Cassavetes. The off-kilter rhythms of life
"a film that breaks out of Hollywood jail with audacious originality...and anarchic liberty"
Ebert ****
HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL (1987)
A legend. A thorny character. A genius. An enigma
But as Keith Richards says...the more you know someone, the less you know them
Can apply to Chuck Berry...or anyone, really
My foot is sore from 2 hours of toe tapping
Ebert ****
A legend. A thorny character. A genius. An enigma
But as Keith Richards says...the more you know someone, the less you know them
Can apply to Chuck Berry...or anyone, really
My foot is sore from 2 hours of toe tapping
Ebert ****
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
HAIL! HAIL! ROCK 'N' ROLL (1987)
A legend. A thorny character. A genius. An enigma
But as Keith Richards says...the more you know someone, the less you know them
Can apply to Chuck Berry...or anyone, really
My foot is sore from 2 hours of toe tapping
Ebert ****
A legend. A thorny character. A genius. An enigma
But as Keith Richards says...the more you know someone, the less you know them
Can apply to Chuck Berry...or anyone, really
My foot is sore from 2 hours of toe tapping
Ebert ****
THE GONG SHOW MOVIE (1980)
Unless you know the show, you might be completely lost
Chuck Barris is having an existential crisis
Essentially, a behind-the-scenes thing with flights of absurdity.
An ego trip, but an absolute curio
"...belongs in the trash bin"
Maltin BOMB
Unless you know the show, you might be completely lost
Chuck Barris is having an existential crisis
Essentially, a behind-the-scenes thing with flights of absurdity.
An ego trip, but an absolute curio
"...belongs in the trash bin"
Maltin BOMB
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
THE GONG SHOW MOVIE (1980)
Unless you know the show, you might be completely lost
Chuck Barris is having an existential crisis
Essentially, a behind-the-scenes thing with flights of absurdity.
An ego trip, but an absolute curio
"...belongs in the trash bin"
Maltin BOMB
Unless you know the show, you might be completely lost
Chuck Barris is having an existential crisis
Essentially, a behind-the-scenes thing with flights of absurdity.
An ego trip, but an absolute curio
"...belongs in the trash bin"
Maltin BOMB
BLOODLINE (1979)
"Unbearable adaptation"
Maltin BOMB
I mean...all-star cast. Audrey. Gazzara. Mason. The Goldfinger guy
Sidney Sheldon can write good trash. This one has murder, boardroom intrigue, and snuff films
But director Terence Young has such a torpid touch here
"Unbearable adaptation"
Maltin BOMB
I mean...all-star cast. Audrey. Gazzara. Mason. The Goldfinger guy
Sidney Sheldon can write good trash. This one has murder, boardroom intrigue, and snuff films
But director Terence Young has such a torpid touch here
December 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
BLOODLINE (1979)
"Unbearable adaptation"
Maltin BOMB
I mean...all-star cast. Audrey. Gazzara. Mason. The Goldfinger guy
Sidney Sheldon can write good trash. This one has murder, boardroom intrigue, and snuff films
But director Terence Young has such a torpid touch here
"Unbearable adaptation"
Maltin BOMB
I mean...all-star cast. Audrey. Gazzara. Mason. The Goldfinger guy
Sidney Sheldon can write good trash. This one has murder, boardroom intrigue, and snuff films
But director Terence Young has such a torpid touch here
A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1935)
It was the best of movies. It was the worst of movies
Sorry, I couldn't resist 😆
I got easily swept up in the scope and emotion. Colman superb. Rathbone had me lmfao
"Tremendous cast in a truly lavish production"
Maltin ****
It was the best of movies. It was the worst of movies
Sorry, I couldn't resist 😆
I got easily swept up in the scope and emotion. Colman superb. Rathbone had me lmfao
"Tremendous cast in a truly lavish production"
Maltin ****
December 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1935)
It was the best of movies. It was the worst of movies
Sorry, I couldn't resist 😆
I got easily swept up in the scope and emotion. Colman superb. Rathbone had me lmfao
"Tremendous cast in a truly lavish production"
Maltin ****
It was the best of movies. It was the worst of movies
Sorry, I couldn't resist 😆
I got easily swept up in the scope and emotion. Colman superb. Rathbone had me lmfao
"Tremendous cast in a truly lavish production"
Maltin ****
THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMEDY (1957)
A compilation of clips from silent stars in the early days of movies
Many I hadn't seen
The narrator talks a lot
Makes me want to watch the originals. But without this narrator
Maltin ****
A compilation of clips from silent stars in the early days of movies
Many I hadn't seen
The narrator talks a lot
Makes me want to watch the originals. But without this narrator
Maltin ****
December 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
THE GOLDEN AGE OF COMEDY (1957)
A compilation of clips from silent stars in the early days of movies
Many I hadn't seen
The narrator talks a lot
Makes me want to watch the originals. But without this narrator
Maltin ****
A compilation of clips from silent stars in the early days of movies
Many I hadn't seen
The narrator talks a lot
Makes me want to watch the originals. But without this narrator
Maltin ****
THE BLACKSMITH (1922)
Another delightful Keaton short
Much hijinks in the stable. Horses and large magnets. Even a train gag or two
Ebert ****
Another delightful Keaton short
Much hijinks in the stable. Horses and large magnets. Even a train gag or two
Ebert ****
December 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
THE BLACKSMITH (1922)
Another delightful Keaton short
Much hijinks in the stable. Horses and large magnets. Even a train gag or two
Ebert ****
Another delightful Keaton short
Much hijinks in the stable. Horses and large magnets. Even a train gag or two
Ebert ****
@bobfreelander.bsky.social @elrickane.bsky.social @purecinemapod.bsky.social
Thought of you guys immediately. Felt like the Pure Cinema Pod vibe
Thought of you guys immediately. Felt like the Pure Cinema Pod vibe
DERBY (1970)
Talk about a time capsule!
Doc about professional roller derby
But becomes about something else
With the personal lives of the skaters, their struggles, we see life as a roller derby
"...one of the most engaging movies I have seen in a long time"
Ebert ****
Talk about a time capsule!
Doc about professional roller derby
But becomes about something else
With the personal lives of the skaters, their struggles, we see life as a roller derby
"...one of the most engaging movies I have seen in a long time"
Ebert ****
December 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
@bobfreelander.bsky.social @elrickane.bsky.social @purecinemapod.bsky.social
Thought of you guys immediately. Felt like the Pure Cinema Pod vibe
Thought of you guys immediately. Felt like the Pure Cinema Pod vibe
DERBY (1970)
Talk about a time capsule!
Doc about professional roller derby
But becomes about something else
With the personal lives of the skaters, their struggles, we see life as a roller derby
"...one of the most engaging movies I have seen in a long time"
Ebert ****
Talk about a time capsule!
Doc about professional roller derby
But becomes about something else
With the personal lives of the skaters, their struggles, we see life as a roller derby
"...one of the most engaging movies I have seen in a long time"
Ebert ****
December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
DERBY (1970)
Talk about a time capsule!
Doc about professional roller derby
But becomes about something else
With the personal lives of the skaters, their struggles, we see life as a roller derby
"...one of the most engaging movies I have seen in a long time"
Ebert ****
Talk about a time capsule!
Doc about professional roller derby
But becomes about something else
With the personal lives of the skaters, their struggles, we see life as a roller derby
"...one of the most engaging movies I have seen in a long time"
Ebert ****
REMBRANDT (1936)
A stellar Charles Laughton plays the legendary Dutch painter
Less a biography. More about the important moments that shaped his unique approach to art
"...it maintains a tremendous impact and is a revelation in set design" - Leslie Halliwell
A stellar Charles Laughton plays the legendary Dutch painter
Less a biography. More about the important moments that shaped his unique approach to art
"...it maintains a tremendous impact and is a revelation in set design" - Leslie Halliwell
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
REMBRANDT (1936)
A stellar Charles Laughton plays the legendary Dutch painter
Less a biography. More about the important moments that shaped his unique approach to art
"...it maintains a tremendous impact and is a revelation in set design" - Leslie Halliwell
A stellar Charles Laughton plays the legendary Dutch painter
Less a biography. More about the important moments that shaped his unique approach to art
"...it maintains a tremendous impact and is a revelation in set design" - Leslie Halliwell
ANASTASIA (1956)
Lavish ballroom film starring Ingrid Bergman (won Oscar)
Interesting commentary on acting, as Bergman "pretends" to be Russian royalty
Also, a cynical film about grifting and using people
"Inspired casting makes this film exceptional"
Maltin ****
Lavish ballroom film starring Ingrid Bergman (won Oscar)
Interesting commentary on acting, as Bergman "pretends" to be Russian royalty
Also, a cynical film about grifting and using people
"Inspired casting makes this film exceptional"
Maltin ****
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
ANASTASIA (1956)
Lavish ballroom film starring Ingrid Bergman (won Oscar)
Interesting commentary on acting, as Bergman "pretends" to be Russian royalty
Also, a cynical film about grifting and using people
"Inspired casting makes this film exceptional"
Maltin ****
Lavish ballroom film starring Ingrid Bergman (won Oscar)
Interesting commentary on acting, as Bergman "pretends" to be Russian royalty
Also, a cynical film about grifting and using people
"Inspired casting makes this film exceptional"
Maltin ****
OH, MR. PORTER! (1937)
"...works beautifully from beginning to end" - Leslie Halliwell
Not terribly familiar with the comic stylings of Will Hay
This is a madcap story on a train. Feels very British. Great accents. Jokes that probably went over my head. But I caught a few
"...works beautifully from beginning to end" - Leslie Halliwell
Not terribly familiar with the comic stylings of Will Hay
This is a madcap story on a train. Feels very British. Great accents. Jokes that probably went over my head. But I caught a few
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
OH, MR. PORTER! (1937)
"...works beautifully from beginning to end" - Leslie Halliwell
Not terribly familiar with the comic stylings of Will Hay
This is a madcap story on a train. Feels very British. Great accents. Jokes that probably went over my head. But I caught a few
"...works beautifully from beginning to end" - Leslie Halliwell
Not terribly familiar with the comic stylings of Will Hay
This is a madcap story on a train. Feels very British. Great accents. Jokes that probably went over my head. But I caught a few
PRINCE OF THE CITY (1981)
I've seen this movie close to double digits
My favorite Lumet?
Excited to watch a BR transfer
One of the great NY films
Ebert ****
This "is a very good movie and, like some of its characters, it wants to break your heart. Maybe it will"
It does
I've seen this movie close to double digits
My favorite Lumet?
Excited to watch a BR transfer
One of the great NY films
Ebert ****
This "is a very good movie and, like some of its characters, it wants to break your heart. Maybe it will"
It does
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
PRINCE OF THE CITY (1981)
I've seen this movie close to double digits
My favorite Lumet?
Excited to watch a BR transfer
One of the great NY films
Ebert ****
This "is a very good movie and, like some of its characters, it wants to break your heart. Maybe it will"
It does
I've seen this movie close to double digits
My favorite Lumet?
Excited to watch a BR transfer
One of the great NY films
Ebert ****
This "is a very good movie and, like some of its characters, it wants to break your heart. Maybe it will"
It does
99 AND 44/100% DEAD (1974)
A Maltin BOMB
"Idiotic, poorly made gangster melodrama"
"The pits"
Tell us how you really feel? 😆
This Frankenheimer crime curio is stuck between quirky and hard-hitting
Unsure what mode it lives in. But for me...interesting for that reason
A Maltin BOMB
"Idiotic, poorly made gangster melodrama"
"The pits"
Tell us how you really feel? 😆
This Frankenheimer crime curio is stuck between quirky and hard-hitting
Unsure what mode it lives in. But for me...interesting for that reason
December 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
99 AND 44/100% DEAD (1974)
A Maltin BOMB
"Idiotic, poorly made gangster melodrama"
"The pits"
Tell us how you really feel? 😆
This Frankenheimer crime curio is stuck between quirky and hard-hitting
Unsure what mode it lives in. But for me...interesting for that reason
A Maltin BOMB
"Idiotic, poorly made gangster melodrama"
"The pits"
Tell us how you really feel? 😆
This Frankenheimer crime curio is stuck between quirky and hard-hitting
Unsure what mode it lives in. But for me...interesting for that reason