James RutherfordOct 18, 2020'I Heart Huckabees': A Wildly Eccentric and Highly Colorful Existential Comedy"I Heart Huckabees" (2004) is a wildly eccentric comedy starring Jason Schwartzman as Albert Markovski, a young environmentalist...
James RutherfordOct 1, 2020'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': A Vivacious Comedy-Drama About Two Friends' Eventful Summer in Spain"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008) is a vivacious and charming comedy-drama starring Rebecca Hall and Scarlett Johansson as Vicky and...
James RutherfordSep 6, 2020‘The Princess Bride’: An Enchanting and Oft-Hilarious Homage to Fantasy Tales of Yore“The Princess Bride” (1987) is a charming and farcical fantasy-comedy that opens with Peter Falk and Fred Savage as grandfather and...
James RutherfordSep 3, 2020‘Night on Earth’: An Anthology of Five Eventful Taxi Rides Around the World on One Memorable Evening“Night on Earth” (1991) is a unique and lively anthology of five individual stories, each portraying a taxi driver engaging a memorable...
James RutherfordAug 27, 2020'Little Miss Sunshine': A Highly Winsome Comedy-Drama About a Momentous Family Road Trip "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006) is a highly winsome comedy-drama that follows the eclectic Hoover family as they travel from New Mexico to...
James RutherfordAug 13, 2020'The Skeleton Twins': A Bittersweet Comedy-Drama About Two Fraternal Twins' Momentous Reunion"The Skeleton Twins" (2014) is the strikingly touching and often highly amusing tale of two estranged twins, Milo (Bill Hader) and Maggie...
James RutherfordAug 8, 2020'Snatch': Guy Ritchie's Rambunctious and Wildly Irreverent British Crime Caper"Snatch" (2000) is a rambunctious and wryly comedic British crime film that features an ensemble of criminals embroiled in a pair of dual...
James RutherfordAug 1, 2020'The Darjeeling Limited': The Whimsical Tale of Three Brothers' Trek Across the Indian Subcontinent"The Darjeeling Limited" (2007) is a whimsical and spirited comedy-drama starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman as...
James RutherfordJul 26, 2020'Toni Erdmann': An Offbeat German Comedy About Modern Familial Relations and Enduring Devotion"Toni Erdmann" (2016) is an offbeat and wholly original German comedy-drama starring Sandra Hüller as Ines, an oil industry business...
James RutherfordJul 9, 2020'Everything Is Illuminated': An Exhilarant Tale of Adventure, Discovery and Burgeoning Self-Identity"Everything Is Illuminated" (2005) is a seriocomic escapade starring Elijah Wood as Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the film's source...