12 Angry Men (1957)

Dir. Sidney Lumet. Starring Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall 12 Angry Men is a magnificent fantasy. Choose your player! Juror 8 (Fonda) does enough outside research that he essentially manages to retry a case in the jury room which, if we’re honest, probably should end this movie with a mistrial as opposed to a “not… Read More 12 Angry Men (1957)

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Let There Be Light (1946) and Patton (1970)

Dir. John Huston. Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. Starring George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Paul Stevens Patton does not ever get quite to “gentle” in Patton, but he comes uncharacteristically close in a tent for wounded soldiers in Italy. He pats shoulders and the feet of beds comfortingly, thanks men for their service, and for one man… Read More Let There Be Light (1946) and Patton (1970)

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12 Angry Men (1957)

Let There Be Light (1946) and Patton (1970)