The Index

Woman of the Year: Did people actually buy into this in the 40s or were they too scared by WWII to worry about being bored to death at the Bijou?

A Guy Named Joe: If Van Johnson was a top box office draw, a lot of grandmas must have been going to the movies in the 40s.

The Soldier (1998): Every bit as bad as Kevin Costner's The Postman - released the previous year - except more starin', less preachin'.


Rebel Without a Cause: If you enjoy overacting and wish to find woeful 1950s solutions to age-old family problems and teen angst, this one's for you.

Shadow of a Doubt: Said to be Hitchcock's favorite, perhaps in the same way a mother refers to her ugliest kid as "her favorite." It's called over-compensating.

Casablanca: A bunch of people standin' around doin' a lot of talkin'.