Why I Love Movies – Chapter XVI

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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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About the Author

TV Critic / Columnist

Favorite Movies: Being There, The Shining, The Royal Tenenbaums, Suspiria, Seven, North By read more Northwest, Citizen Kane, The Monster Squad, Begotten, Fight Club, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Army of Darkness, Children of Men, Blade Runner, The Big Lebowski, Casino, Pi, Dumb and Dumber, The 400 Blows, Small Change, Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Moulin Rouge, Gangs of New York, Shallow Grave, The Rock, The Incredibles, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Gate, Prince of Darkness, Oldboy, The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings, The Tree of Life, The Exorcist III, Midnight Special

Likes: To piss you off, unpopular opinions, the novels of Stephen King, read more obscure bands that even hipsters dont know, things that go boom, Reeses Pieces, Cate Blanchett, reading paper books, watching people falling down, a good jump scare, listening to a full album in one sitting, rooting for the underdog, red band trailers, rare steaks, cool beer labels, smooth whisky, properly proportioned image files, top ten lists, VHS tapes, and actually scary movies