It's a Wonderful Life (1947)

Favorite Movies of All Time (2021 Edition) (1002 movies items)

" No Change 2020: 236 2019: 245 2018: 249 2017: 257 2016: 258 2015: 260 2014: 262 2013: 261 2012: 260 2011: 259 2010: 259 2009: 256 2008: 251 2007: 251 2006: 218 2005: 203 2004: 218 2003: 207 2002: 223 2001: 231 2000: 233 1999: 259 1998: 202 "

The Child in the Garden

“It’s certainly a product of the Forties, although in some ways America hasn’t changed that much. It’s one window on life. There’s of course a bandwagon to slap the Classics on the back, but it is more earnest and elegant than the 49th percentile movie of today, and there is something to be said for that…. 

It’s very grown-up yet very cute, of course. Of course, it’s centered around the familiar: the familiar race & gender, the middle-class-yet-not-rich, the familiar aches and pains about the wealthy, the servant, the familiar sort of hero personality where you endanger yourself through service and lack of self-worth. Of course, it’s also a decent window on some of the ugliness of early 20th-century America—the beatings and the crudeness, for example, even t” read more

Favorite Movies of All Time (2020 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2019: 245 2018: 249 2017: 257 2016: 258 2015: 260 2014: 262 2013: 261 2012: 260 2011: 259 2010: 259 2009: 256 2008: 251 2007: 251 2006: 218 2005: 203 2004: 218 2003: 207 2002: 223 2001: 231 2000: 233 1999: 259 1998: 202 "

Favorite Movies of All Time (2019 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2018: 249 2017: 257 2016: 258 2015: 260 2014: 262 2013: 261 2012: 260 2011: 259 2010: 259 2009: 256 2008: 251 2007: 251 2006: 218 2005: 203 2004: 218 2003: 207 2002: 223 2001: 231 2000: 233 1999: 259 1998: 202 "

Railway Station - Movies (28 movies items)

" (1946) Virginia Patton, Todd Karns, James Stewart and Thomas Mitchell"

Favorite Movies of All Time (2018 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2017: 257 2016: 258 2015: 260 2014: 262 2013: 261 2012: 260 2011: 259 2010: 259 2009: 256 2008: 251 2007: 251 2006: 218 2005: 203 2004: 218 2003: 207 2002: 223 2001: 231 2000: 233 1999: 259 1998: 202 "

Films I've seen on celluloid in the digital era (334 movies items)

"FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★★ NOTES: This has been screened so often on 35mm in this cinema that it’s difficult to tell which company and re-release this is attributed to. It looks sharp enough that it would only be from the 2000’s, but it was not preceded by any logo other than Liberty’s. A very good print nonetheless, even if it adds a few extra jump cuts and an ounce of wear when George discovers what Billy has done to his $8,000. DATE: December 6th 2022 CINEMA: The Prince Charl"

My trips to the cinema 2022 (265 movies items)

"SCREENING: 35mm DATE: December 6th CINEMA: The Prince Charles Cinema LOCATION: West End"

Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)

"Pottersville, New York It’s the alternate universe version, of Bedford Falls, New York, had George Bailey never been born. Why you wouldn’t want to visit: Mr. Potter has turned this town, into a place where bars and clubs are on every corner, morality barely exists, and life is cheap."

“It's a Wonderful Life is something truly special, and along with Scrooge, the original Miracle on 34th Street and Home Alones 1 and 2, it is something I watch every Christmas. Why? Because I love this movie, seriously I do. Looking through my 1000 or so reviews here, I couldn't believe I hadn't reviewed this movie; I have seen movies that I have loved and cherished since childhood and I have seen movies that belong at the bottom of the garbage. It's a Wonderful Life belongs to the former, although I am 17, I appreciate a good movie when I see one. This is more than a good movie, it's a timeless masterpiece, that holds up on repeated viewings and never loses its magic.

It's a Wonderful Life could have easily been overly-sentimental and clichéd, but the quality of the direction an” read more

Tis The Season For My Fave X-Mas Films & Specials (30 movies items)

"Okay, I gotta be honest here: I'm not that big of a fan of this flick. I don't think it's horrible or anything, it's just that it doesn't really do anything for me However, whenever I exclude IaWL from any of my lists of holiday faves, I tend to get inundated with a bunch of gasping queries like "Why the f%@k isn't 'It's A Wonderful Life' on your list?!". And it's usually asked with the same level of intensity as if I had butt-raped the commentor's grandmother. So, to spare me from such respon"

Favorite Movies of All Time (2017 Edition) (1001 movies items)

" 2016: 258 2015: 260 2014: 262 2013: 261 2012: 260 2011: 259 2010: 259 2009: 256 2008: 251 2007: 251 2006: 218 2005: 203 2004: 218 2003: 207 2002: 223 2001: 231 2000: 233 1999: 259 1998: 202 "