Movies

This weblog takes a sympathetic look at American movies. We like mysteries, drama, humor, and documentary. We take a dimly lit view of “adult movies,” this designation being little more than a codeword for porn. We need good children’s movies, but rarely get them.

In the mystery genre, we haven’t seen a good film since Chinatown. Humor has suffered since Mel Brooks retired. The drama category has produced the first great American movie of the twenty-first century: Good Night, and Good Luck.

We may not get that lucky again for half a century.