Oscars

Title: The Best Years of Our Lives Year: 1946 Starring: Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Director: William Wyler Runtime: 2 hrs 52 mins Is It Any Good?: It's very good despite it's dour undertones, and wartime sentimentality. It also might be a tad too long. Mind...

Title: The Lost Weekend Year: 1945 Starring: Ray Milland, Jane Wyman, Phillip Terry Director: Billy Wilder Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins Is It Any Good?: This is a fantastic film. Milland won the Oscar for Best Picture and I really cannot imagine a better performance...

  Title: Going My Way Year: 1944 Starring: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh Director: Leo McCarey Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins Is It Any Good?: It's flat. Boring and that's the worst thing a film can be. It doesn't hold up for a modern audience...

Title: Casablanca Year: 1943 Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Director: Michael Curtiz Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins Is It Any Good?: It’s a damn masterpiece! Curtiz won Best Director this year, and it isn’t a wonder why. The Hungarian-born director keeps this meaty...

Title: Mrs. Miniver Year: 1942 Starring: Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright Director: William Wyler Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins Is It Any Good?: It’s pretty mediocre. I suppose had this been 1942 that the blatant propaganda of it all wouldn’t be so intrusive, nor...

Title: How Green Was My Valley Year: 1941 Starring: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Roddy McDowall Director: John Ford Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins Is It Any Good?: It’s pretty good. With a steady hand John Ford walks the tightrope with the subject matter of...

Title: Rebecca Year: 1940 Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine Director: Alfred Hitchcock Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins Is It Any Good?: Great! It’s classic Hitchcock! Twists and turns in every way. Joan Fontaine is coy enough as the new Mrs. De Winter, and Sir...

Title: Gone With the Wind Year: 1939 Starring: Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Hattie McDaniel Director: Victor Fleming Runtime: 3 hrs 58 mins Is It Any Good?: It’s one of the greatest cinematic experience you’ll ever witness! Truly an all-time great film, it’s digitally remastered version...