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  • Movie Advice Monday: Dodgeball

    “If you can dodge traffic, you can dodge a ball.” Patches O’Houlihan, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) If you set your goals too high, you may not reach them. However, if you make your goals practical and reachable, you are… Continue reading

  • Movie Advice Monday: Gladiator

    “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” General Maximus Decimus Meridius, Gladiator (2000) Everyone should be aware of our actions and the impact they make on others. No one knew this more than Maximus. While he may have been referring… Continue reading

  • Day 90: A Movie You're Ashamed to Admit You've Never Seen

    THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962) There are probably too many films to list here that I haven’t seen (there are so many from the silent era and silver screen era), but I feel like I’ve seen a majority… Continue reading

  • Day 89: Best Film That Defined The 2000s

    UP IN THE AIR (2009) Jason Reitman’s “dramedy” effortlessly captured an era while it was still happening — corporate down-sizing and a faltering economy. Up in the Air defined this decade by putting all of the unfortunate flaws of corporate… Continue reading

  • Day 88: Best Film That Defined The 1990s

    OFFICE SPACE (1999) Mike Judge’s satirical comedy about the work environment spoke volumes to those who felt they were stuck in a dead end job that they hated. Office Space defined this decade by displaying the seemingly pointless jobs that… Continue reading

  • Day 87: Best Film That Defined The 1980s

    BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) Robert Zemeckis’ classic film was a refreshingly original science fiction comedy even by today’s standards, it made Michael J. Fox a household name and produced several iconic images that are synonymous with the 1980s. Back… Continue reading

  • Day 86: Best Film That Defined The 1970s

    ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN (1976) Alan J. Pakula and William Goldman’s adaptation of the story that uncovered the Watergate scandal is still strangely gripping today as much as it was upon first release. It defined the decade by confirming our… Continue reading

  • Day 85: Best Film That Defined The 1960s

    THE GRADUATE (1967) Mike Nichols’ film of a recent college graduate who is exploited and seduced by an older generation went on to become one of the most popular films of the late 1960s. The Graduate defined this decade by… Continue reading

  • Day 84: Best Film That Defined the 1950s

    ON THE WATERFRONT (1954) On the Waterfront is seen as Elia Kazan’s personal commentary on his involvement with the HUAC. He was seen by many of his peers as a stool pigeon for the U.S. Government when he testified to… Continue reading

  • Day 83: Best Film That Defined The 1940s

    THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946) William Wyler’s emotionally powerful look at servicemen returning to their lives and loves after World War II is a shining example of how war effects the everyday man. It defined this decade by… Continue reading