Hits a little different now that we're in the George Santos era but I recently described Catch Me If You Can as a comedy/thriller that takes place in the Down With Love cinematic universe – which, yes, I know the Spielberg predates the Payton Reed, but just help me manifest it, okay? More movies should be this fun.
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Cocaine Bear 2023
The film doesn't quite live up to the opening sequence, alas, and that was a super fucking empty national park; Cokey should've racked up way more of a body count. But you know what? Seen with a crowd and at least one beer, this bear still hunts. More movies that know exactly what they are and are firmly on the side of the bears, please.
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His Kind of Woman 1951
First the lighting on Robert Mitchem's all like, whoa. Then Jane Russell slinks into a crime ring like whoa! Then Vincent Price stuffs Jane Russell in a closet, grabs a rifle, throws on a cape, and you're like...whoa.
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North by Northwest 1959
If you'll indulge me, friends, I'd like to tell you about my proudest moment as an undergraduate. You see, having been given the infuriatingly delightful and dauntingly iconic North By Northwest as a group assignment, I picked up on the detail that basically the first thing we see Cary Grant do is steal a cab. He does it in an incredibly charming fashion, mind you, but he steals a cab. He's resourceful but self-interested, able to move fluidly through the…
