Some Came Running (1958)

Some Came Running (1958)

[7] Frank Sinatra plays Dave Hirsh, a war veteran who returns to his scenic Indiana home town where family secrets and town gossip threaten to disrupt the lives of many. He arrives with a young, naïve floozie named Ginnie (Shirley MacLaine) who…
Father of the Bride (1950)

Father of the Bride (1950)

[7] Spencer Tracy fronts this lighthearted Vincente Minnelli film about a father experiencing the emotional and financial turmoil of marrying off his only daughter. Elizabeth Taylor plays the daughter and Joan Bennett plays the mother, but this is all Tracy's show. His…
Tea and Sympathy (1956)

Tea and Sympathy (1956)

[6] Vincente Minnelli sheds a bright light on gender politics in this story of a bullied teenager who finds solace with his college housemaster's wife. It is fascinating to watch a film deal with mysogyny and homophobia at a time when these…
An American in Paris (1951)

An American in Paris (1951)

[4] Near the end of both Singin' in the Rain and An American in Paris, there is a big, epic dance number that feels very out of place. It's the only thing I don't like about Singin' in the Rain, and the…
Gigi (1958)

Gigi (1958)

[3] What a shitty Best Picture winner Gigi is. It's a musical about an unhappy playboy (Louis Jourdan) and an unhappy debutante (Leslie Caron) who fall in love, but then out of love, and back in love, and out, and finally in…