Goldfinger
The most iconic and influential of the Connery era Bond movies, in ways both good and bad.
City Lights
Consistently OK reads as surprisingly underwhelming when it is this critically adored titan of the silent era.
Gunpowder Milkshake
Not just disappointingly derivative and unnecessarily gory, but also poorly written and haphazardly executed.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
This television adaptation is stylish as hell, but offers little more to justify its existence.
Mystic Pizza
This so-so prelude to the 90s indie movement has many great performances all trying to save a mediocre script.
Safety Last!
For my money, maybe the best silent comedy of all time.
The Way of the Dragon
This dated action classic offers little to the delight the modern viewer.
The Sea Beast
The Sea Beast is a movie of two halves. The first half is superb. The second is disappointingly poor.
Father of the Bride
A simpler, subtler take on the machinations of planning a wedding (in the 1950s) that offers plenty of light and frothy comedy to accompany its sweet and sentimental core.
10
A decent but dated precursor to much better films about childish men who learn it’s about time for them to grow up.
Greyhound
This excellent naval thriller skimps on frills and is all the better for it.
Grapes of Wrath
This famous adaptation of an equally famous book offers a powerful punch, but one that wallows in its characters’ misery a bit too much for my liking.