Category: Movie of the Week

Movie of the Week: ‘Thunderbolt and Lightfoot’

Jeff Mitchell

Jeff Bridges just celebrated his 72nd birthday on Dec. 4, so we wanted to feature a Bridges film for our Movie of the Week!   Well, Jeff earned his 2nd Oscar nomination – Best Supporting Actor – for his role as Clint Eastwood’s 24-year-old sidekick in the bank robbery, road-trip, comedy, drama…”Thunderbolt and Lightfoot”. “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot” (1974) – “Just the good ol’ boys.  Never meanin’ no harm.  Beats all you never saw.  Been in trouble with the law, since the day they was born.”  Okay, Thunderbolt (Eastwood) and Lightfoot (Jeff…

Movie of the Week: ‘Detroit’

Jeff Mitchell

“Detroit” (2017) – The definition of power:  possession of control, authority or influence over others; a controlling group. On July 23, 1967, a group of Detroit policemen raided a private gathering at the Economy Printing Company Building.  In a very public display, white police officers forced their way into the facility and grabbed, mishandled and arrested several black patrons, because party organizers served alcohol without a license.  With decades of racial tension already woven into the collective fabric of a frequently aggressive white police force and overcrowded black neighborhoods, the…

Movie of the Week: ‘The Color Purple’

Jeff Mitchell

“The Color Purple” (1985) – Whoopi Goldberg is unforgettable as Celie, a poor and humble Georgian who suffers under unthinkable abuse from her father and husband (Danny Glover) for years and years.  Celie swallows the constant mistreatment, but we hope that she’ll transform these harmful encounters into some morsels of strength to move on.  The problem is she has nowhere to go.  Steven Spielberg adapts Alice Walker’s novel – set at the turn of the 20th century – and he offers a 154-minute runtime to let the story breathe on-screen. …