Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
A nice, light snack of a movie. Just as fun as I remember from my initial teenaged viewing. Not sure if anyone has ever been hotter than Marisa Tomei in this, and her chemistry with Pesci is just too good. Also shout-out to Fred "Herman Munster" Gwynne and his extraordinarily long face. They don't make em' like that anymore.
Monumental work of art. Hilarious, ahead of it's time and still inspiring today. Borderline incomprehensible artfilm (except not really that incomprehensible) that is also endlessly quotable and super fun. Felt good to revisit this, like seeing an old friend again.
"I'm sick of this shit, c'mon Ben, let's go on tour"
"It's called 'go to whole foods, and if you don't like what you see, change it! It's yours. Health is a universal concern, health is yours. Go to whole foods, and take what's yours."
I missed this one in childhood, and while my position has always been simply "oh well that window is closed now, certainly no use in trying to open it again", one of the films faithful acolytes finally caught me and twisted my arm. It wasn't bad. Clever and full of fun set pieces, I could certainly imagine the impression it would make on a young viewer. I was on board with most of the movie til the very last scene,…