Five-Word Movie Review

While the City Sleeps
Inspired by Chicago serial killer

Moonfleet
Orphan goes on swashbuckling adventure

House by the River
Writer commits murders, dies ironically

Next:

Classic Screwball Comedies

Bringing Up Baby
That baby’s got sharp teeth

Arsenic and Old Lace
Not my cup of tea

Topper
At least there’s no Beetlejuice

Next: War movies of the 60s and 70s

The Green Berets
Takei missed ST for this?

A Bridge Too Far
Focuses on Monty’s epic screwup

Catch-22
Major Major Major Major featured

Next up:

War movies of the '80s and '90s

Full Metal Jacket
What is your major malfunction?

Casualties of War
Michael J Fox, cock blocker

Hamburger Hill
Across from Pork Chop Hill

Next: 1950s noir movies

Oh, you’re bad. :grin:

1950s noir movies

D.O.A.
Guy reports his own murder

Strangers on a Train
Don’t do him a favor!

Kiss Me Deadly
“Designed to ruin young viewers”

Or so a US Senate subcommittee said.

Next up:

Movies about good politicians

Thanks E_H!

Lincoln
But where are the vampires?

Darkest Hour
Finest hour for Winston Churchill

Charlie Wilson’s War
Partying boozehound takes on Soviets

Next: Movies with lots and lots of rain

Monsoon Wedding
The title lets you know

Blade Runner
A very different 2019 LA

Se7en
Weather matches jaded detective’s mood

Next up:

Movies with lots and lots of sunshine

Mad Max franchise
It never rains on Max

Stand By Me
Four boys on summertime adventure

Midsomer
Swedish solstice is long, scary

Next:

Movies With Lots and Lots of Snow

Snowpiercer
Hey! You passed my stop!

Ice Age
I’m rooting for the glaciers

A Christmas Story
Almost shot his eye out

Next: Holiday movies

It’s a Wonderful Life
Heartwarming but also surprisingly dark

Love Actually
Brits seek, lose, find romance

Bad Santa
Billy Bob unquestionably earns this title

Next up:

Movies you definitely should not watch at Christmas

Bad Santa
“Mommy, why is Santa drunk?”

Silent Night
:notes: The weather outside is gassy…

Krampus
You had better watch out…

Next: Christmas comedies

The Santa Clause
Tim Allen kills, becomes Santa

Christmas With The Kranks
Family cancels Christmas, is harassed

8 Crazy Nights
Sandler’s animated holiday nightmare, oy!

Next:

Movies About Any Holiday BUT Christmas

For Your Consideration
Purim! No, wait, it’s Thanksgiving.

The Horn Blows At Midnight
New Year’s and here’s Gabriel!

Hocus Pocus
Funny witches return for Halloween.

Next: Films with Amy Adams

Sunshine Cleaning
They’ll cleanup your final mess

Nightbitch
Don’t mess with this mom

Psycho Beach Party
Surf’s up! You’re gonna die!

Next: Films with Emily Blunt

The Young Victoria
'Way hotter than actual Queen

Edge of Tomorrow
“Angel of Verdun” kicks ass

Oppenheimer
Played title character’s messed-up wife

Next up:

Films with Cillian Murphy

Oppenheimer
“Now I am become Death…”

Batman Begins
And so too The Scarecrow

Inception
He dreams he is kidnapped

Next: Biopics

Goodfellas
Ray Liotta plays famous mobster

Catch Me If You Can
Frank Abagnale’s biography: another con

Ed Wood
Depp as eccentric B-movie director

Next: More Biopics

Rocketman
Reginald’s led quite a life!

The Aviator
Hughes: pretty damned messed up

Seabiscuit
Who said must be human?

Next:

Still more biopics

Coal Miner’s Daughter
Sissy Spacek is Loretta Lynn.

La Bamba
Ritchie Valens’ short, tragic, story.

Bohemian Rhapsody
Shows how complex Mercury was.

Next: Let’s do some More Biopics.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Highly inaccurate but kinda fun

J. Edgar
FBI Director had, uh… issues

The Pride of the Yankees
Gehrig was a true winner

Next up:

Biopics critical of their subject