*Alcohol Highly Recommended

Best if viewed while consuming alcohol but amazing even if you're sober.

If you want to know what it's like to do drugs without actually doing them, see this movie. This is one of the best movies ever made. Ever...! After watching a majority of Mario Bava's filmography I've come to the conclusion that Terry Gilliam owes more than a slight nod to the man. Not Gilliam's best, but definitely up there and my favorite film of his. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is comprised of so many great hilarious scenes, but my favorite is its grimmest with Ellen Barkin in the greasy spoon towards the end. Truly a work of art.

The best of the series balancing horror and comedy. Groovy...

You can tell Lonelyhearts was based off a play because the whole time you feel like you're watching a bootleg of a play with better camerawork. Speaking of which, I really liked the way this movie was photographed. Montgomery Clift was way too sensitive, Robert Ryan was too much of an asshole (and I love a good movie asshole) and watching the grossly underused Myrna Loy was almost painful as she portrayed a tired, beaten-down by life character. It's very easy to see why Lonelyhearts is overlooked but that's not to say you shouldn't check it out if you get the chance. I recommend drinking hard liquor while viewing...

Very fresh and clever at the time, but it hasn't really stood the test of time.

It would be so fucking awesome if TCM and my cable company could synchronize their watches so I won't miss the end of any movies my DVR records. Because of this I invested 2 1/2 hours of my life only to miss the last 2 minutes of The Carpetbaggers. This isn't to say I completely wasted my time because I really dug what I saw. Picture Russ Meyer making a cleaned-up, yet trashy mixture of Citizen Kane, Written on the Wind and The Aviator. George Peppard plays a megalomaniacal asshole, Carroll Baker plays the opportunistic slut trying to do right and Alan Ladd plays the leathery, alcoholic father figure. The score is good and you know you're in for some fun from as early as the sensationalist title sequence--because really, what can you expect from shots of clouds at 10,00 feet with oversaturated red lettering flying at you?

Not quite Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but how can you be upset at the possibility of Bill Murray playing Hunter S. Thompson? It's silly and a must for any HST fan.

A really cool and classy movie. Powell and Loy (who by the way is so cute she makes me want to kill something) have amazing chemistry together. It's easy to see why they made so many sequels which I'm sure are nowhere as good as this one. I still want to check them out though. I also liked the pace, which seemed to be set by or move as quickly as the snappy dialogue between Powell and Loy. A lot of booze in this one--this may or may not enhance the viewing of this movie.

A fun and often dismal movie that does as its protagonist does-drunkenly, yet eloquently meanders around from scene to scene with no real plan. Matt Dillon's performance is uneven (especially the narration) but enjoyable as are the supporting performances from Lili Taylor and Marisa Tomei. Factotum is also filled with plenty of fun and random moments and though I'm sure it's supposed to be depressing, it never quite managed to drag me down with it.