Why I Love Movies – Chapter XVI

Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has been said countless times before. Not every movie is a masterpiece, but every film has touched me in one way or another. Every other week, we will look at a handful of reasons why movies are so damn great..

CHAPTER XVI

I love movies…

Because of the candy-colored race sequences in SPEED RACER.


Because of Richard Grant in HUDSON HAWK.

Because of Michael Rooker in HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER.

Because of Tom Hardy in BRONSON.


Because of Charles Bronson‘s Mustache.

Because of every song in A MIGHTY WIND.

Because of Rebecca De Mornay in THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE.


Because of Anthony Hopkins in THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE.

Because of John Turturro in QUIZ SHOW.

Because of Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt in THE IMPOSTERS


Because of Charlize Theron in 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY.

Because of the creature designs from GHOULIES.

Because of this dump from LOOK WHO’S TALKING.


Because of the beauty that is PLEASANTVILLE.

Because ORGAZMO taught me what DVDA means.

Because of Kiefer Sutherland and Woody Harrelson in THE COWBOY WAY.


Because of Terence Stamp losing his shit in THE LIMEY.

Because of Jude Law in DOM HEMINGWAY.

Because of Brendan Fraser yelling right back in THE MUMMY.


Because of the insanity that is ICHI THE KILLER.

Stay tuned every other week for more reasons Why I Love Movies! In the meantime, we WANT TO HEAR YOUR OWN REASONS below!!

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Alex Maidy has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. A Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic and a member of Chicago Indie Critics, Alex has been JoBlo.com's primary TV critic and ran columns including Top Ten and The UnPopular Opinion. When not riling up fans with his hot takes, Alex is an avid reader and aspiring novelist.