#140RVW: The Big Lebowski

#140RVW: The Big Lebowski. Saw 3x in theaters, countless since. Still holds up as cult fun. Coens' dopey noir feels safe by their standards.

#140RVW: Blast From The Past

#140RVW: Blast From The Past. Obvious gags barely detract from surprisingly solid com. Punches its weight.Fraser charming, Spacek steals it.

#140RVW: The Prestige

#140RVW: The Prestige. Good book, great adaptation. Nolan's finest? Yes. Best in class acting, quick pace, tight dialogue, gorgeous design.

#140RVW - Wait 'Til Next Year: Saga of the Cubs

#140RVW: Wait 'Til Next Year: Saga of the Cubs. Standard sports doc fare kept alive by the richness of the subject. Joyless if you're a fan.

#140RVW - Chinatown

#140RVW - Chinatown. Greatest American film not called Citizen Kane? Could be. Robert Towne script amazing. The reason we put up with Jack.

#140RVW - Big Trouble In Little China

#140RVW - Big Trouble In Little China. Proof that Carpenter should do more comedies. Responsible for dozens of quotes. All in the reflexes..

#140RVW - Blade Runner (Final Cut)

#140RVW - Blade Runner (Final Cut). Possibly too prophetic to be truly "fun", this set the standard forever. More human than human indeed...

#140RVW - You Only Live Twice

#140RVW - You Only Live Twice. Roald Dahl's bizarre script turns Bond Japanese for no real reason while Pleasance births decades of parodies

#140RVW - Two-Headed Shark Attack

#140RVW - Two-Headed Shark Attack. To be fair, I only watched last half. May have been genius up to that point and just had a rough 60 mins.

#140RVW - Eight Men Out

#140RVW - Eight Men Out. There have been many great baseball films. This is the best, the truest & most thought-provoking. Plus,  Johnny C!

#140RVW - Crazy, Stupid, Love.

#140RVW - Crazy, Stupid, Love. Wonderful & honest film. Avoids being too proud of itself with winning performances by all. Pacing is uneven.

#140RVW - The Black Hole

#140RVW - The Black Hole. Last saw in theater-'79. So inappropriate for kids. Disney aims for Star Wars but Kubricks 20,000 leagues to 2001.

#140RVW - X-Men: First Class

#140RVW - X-Men: First Class. Great acting, story, execution:the complete package. Quite long but earned the screen time; practically unique

#140RVW - The Artist

#140RVW - The Artist. Better when it was called Singin' in the Rain. Weakest Best Pic ever. A cynical suck-up to H'wood hubris = sure thing.

#140RVW - Ponyo

#140RVW - Ponyo. So many worked so hard to make beautiful film - that looks terrible. Well executed, just not a fan of style. Odd but lovely

#140RVW - Star Wars Ep.IV

#140RVW: Star Wars Ep4. All time favorite. Has everything; adventure, wonder, emotion, jawas. 2 hours; perfect length. Never to be equalled.

#140RVW

New feature starting today: 140 char. movie reviews. Hopefully will get me writing more regularly. Has added benefit of limiting me. #140RVW