Stanley & IrisMovie1990An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
MoonstruckMovie198737-year-old Italian-American widow Loretta Castorini believes she is unlucky in love, and so accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend Johnny, even though she doesn't love him. When she meets his estranged younger brother Ronny, an emotional and passionate man, she finds herself drawn to him. She tries to resist, but Ronny, who blames his brother for the loss of his hand, has no scruples about aggressively pursuing her while Johnny is out of the country. As Loretta falls for Ronny, she learns that she's not the only one in her family with a secret romance.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Name of the RoseMovie198614th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence – which is considerable.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
InfernoMovie1980A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
RomaMovie1972A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Sodom and GomorrahMovie1962Lot leads his people to a fertile valley adjacent to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, hotbeds of vice and corruption ruled by the merciless Queen Bera. When Lot orders a dam to be busted in order to prevent the destruction of the cities by the attacking Helamites, the queen, in gratitude, allows Lot's people to settle in Sodom. Soon, however, the veneer of civilization begins crumbling as Lot and the Hebrews become corrupted by the Sodomites.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
For Whom the Bell TollsMovie1943Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—