Blowup: Don’t Analyze It to Death
Photo: MGM I saw this movie a couple of times when I was a film student and rediscovering it ten years later was a delight. Perhaps it is one of…
Brief Encounter: Politely Passionate
Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. Photo: Eagle-Lion The legendary film critic Pauline Kael didn’t seem to care much for this film. Acknowledging it as a “celebrated tearjerker”, she also called…
MASH: Indecency At Its Best
Gary Burghoff and Roger Bowen. Photo: 20th Century Fox Everyone knows and loves M*A*S*H, the wonderful TV show that made Alan Alda a star. Most people also know that the series…
Taxi Driver: Rough Justice
Robert De Niro. Photo: Columbia Travis Bickle can’t stand the streets of New York. He’s waiting for the rain that will wash the trash off the streets, all the thieves,…