Jeff Bridges stars as the bowler/stoner/free spirit slacker reluctantly turned detective in the cult comedy by the Coen Bros. It’s, you know, pretty groovy, man.
The original ‘The Matrix’ has become such a touchstone of American pop culture—referenced, copied, parodied, and parroted)—that it’s hard to remember just how new and different and distinctive it was when it debuted in 1999.
Spike Lee’s vibrant, vital, thoroughly accomplished third feature is a provocative and intelligent exploration of race and racism that opens with a call to action and ends with a ferocious cry in the face of injustice.
The crazy spoof of disaster movies, a mix of old school vaudeville, Looney Tunes cartoon gags, and “Mad” magazine irreverence, has my vote for the funniest film ever made.
Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, and Cindy Williams star in this nostalgic look back on the last night of summer before a group of high school graduates move on to the next stage of their lives.
