Comedy Tragedy Marriage

A sweaty, humid Mississippi summer is the backdrop for romance and family drama in 1958’s “The Long, Hot Summer” starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

There are comedies, then there are comedies like “Napoleon Dynamite.” You have to see it to get it.

Just before the US entered World War II, MGM released a movie about the dangers of Nazism. Maude’s choice this week was 1940’s “The Mortal Storm.”

Actor James Caan passed away July 6th, so to honor his long legacy, Maude and I watched 1990’s “Misery,” based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name.

A landmark civil rights case centered on two people that just wanted to live their lives in peace.

Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic comedy “Young Frankenstein” is the perfect balm for a troubled soul…or it’s a great way to laugh for 105 minutes.

Based on a true story, “Compliance” tells the tale of how far some are willing to go to please an authority figure.

The Cold War created paranoia on all sides, but it also produced this view of the ultimate military failure using satire and pitch black comedy in Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove.”

It’s the story of the American Dream, filtered through the darkness of organized crime in “The Godfather.”

A pastor who has lost his faith must fight an alien invasion in M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 film “Signs.”

This episode may anger you to the point of never listening again, but we had to say something since “Mass” the subject of this episode involves the aftermath of a school shooting.

A violent young man becomes a victim of the State in Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.”

A young but rough South Boston man with a gift for numbers, high-level math and pushing away anyone that might hurt him begins seeing a therapist in “Good Will Hunting.”

How the rebels came into possession of the plans for the Death Star gets a movie all its own in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”

Addiction and its effects on one family is the focus of the 2020 film “Four Good Days” starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis.

Five typical, some might say stereotypical, college students head out for a relaxing, fun-filled weekend but wind up fighting for their lives in “The Cabin in the Woods.”

The biblical epic “Ben-Hur” is a film of massive scale in every sense…from the thousands of extras to the enormous sets.

Alfred Hitchcock changed movies forever with the shower scene in “Psycho”. 45 seconds made up of 78 shots and 52 edits is still copied and inspirational over 60 years later.

Felicity Jones stars as Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before being appointed to the court in 2018’s “On the Basis of Sex.”

Based on the true story of British businessman Greville Wynne, Benedict Cumberbatch is brilliant in the Cold War thriller “The Courier.”

While not based on actual events “Spencer” captures the pain and desperation felt by Princess Diana in the final days of her marriage.

The wedding planning for a best friend goes horribly wrong in 2011’s raunchy comedy “Bridesmaids.”

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy met and fell in love while making “Woman of the Year.” It was the first of their nine collaborations and while it was nominated for Oscars in 1942, it won’t win any awards today for being forward thinking.

Getting old is not for cowards. A woman rediscovers a lust for life, and a new, younger coworker, in “Hello, My Name is Doris.”

The 1987 Wim Wenders’ film “Wings of Desire” is not your typical movie as it follows two angels in Berlin, West Germany listening to the thoughts of mortals.