It's an insanely entertaining and cynical film with Elliott Gould giving a sublime performance as Phillip Marlowe, the legendary detective from Raymond Chandler's 1953 book of the same name.

But pretty much only most of the names and a very basic outline remain the same as director Robert Altman and screenwriter Leigh Brackett turns the story on its ear. Of all the Marlowe films - and there's been many - this one holds up the best to me.

There's a…

I had built this film up in my head for years. After it received 11 Oscar nominations and three wins when I was 10 years old - with Vanessa Redgrave's acceptance speech drawing rare boos from the audience - I have wanted to see Julia. Well, apparently not that badly as it took me this long to watch, but I was genuinely excited when I turned it on.

Unfortunately, this film is boring and seriously lacks focus. The film is…

This is cinema as an art form.

I don't recall when I first saw Amadeus, but it had to have been about two years after it was in the theaters. After watching it the first time, my regret was not seeing it on the big screen because watching it on a television, no matter its size, cannot possibly capture all the magnificence of the film.

The costumes, the sets, the music, the acting, the cinematography - everything you can think…

This Lord of the Flies/Peter Pan/Apocalypse Now mashup film has a lot of unrealized potential. But it's nonetheless an interesting look at what happens when people discover paradise - and things go bad.

Leonardo DiCaprio took a chance with this unconventional film as Richard, an American who ventures to Thailand seeking excitement and gets far more than he expects. While staying at a cheap hotel, he meets Daffy (Robert Carlyle), an eccentric who kills himself and leaves Richard a map…