Poor man’s The Graduate: Both movies are excellent, and as you’ll read, they have many similarities. However, The Graduate edges out Harold and Maude on account of being one of the best movies ever made. ★★★★☆ This week Josh assigned me a movie I’ve been avoiding since he suggested we watch it in 2009. I […]

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Poor Man’s American Psycho, If it’s older brother didn’t exist, this movie would have no shadow to stand in ★★★★☆ Jake Gyllenhaal, to me, is one of the most underrated actors we have working today. I know that’s a weird way to lead off a review, but I want to make sure that everyone reads […]

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Poor man’s Apocalypse Now: The tone felt very similar in both of these films, but unfortunately Enemy At The Gates doesn’t have anything to say. ★★☆☆☆ Ok, I asked for this movie. I begged, nay pleaded for a movie that would go down smooth. A movie that didn’t ask any deep existential questions, a fun […]

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Poor Man’s Ocean’s 11 – Oceans benefits from The Sting being in the public consciousness for decades, but the student has become the master ★★★☆☆ The Sting is one of the quintessential classic Hollywood con-man movies, featuring starring turns from Robert Redford (who you might remember as angry man on boat from my second review) […]

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Rich man’s The Big Chill: Both have similar backgrounds, college friends get together and realize that their lives never turned out as planned. I Melt With You is the gritty reboot of The Big Chill. ★★★★☆ In I Melt With You, Rob Lowe, Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, and Christian McKay star as four college friends […]

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