68/2379. The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Like Marty, this bittersweet romantic comedy feels more like a television episode or a black box play. Also like Marty, the lead here is a great character actor who rarely got a leading role. In fact, this is the only lead role in Thelma Ritter's career. The romantic comedy is okay, but Thelma is great.

Drink Coke! (The Model and the Marriage Broker)
And she drinks Coke!

69/2380. The Last Detail (1973)
This falls into that category of movies that I'm glad I didn't see when I was younger. I just wouldn't have appreciated it as much. What a great cast working with a great script (with some subtle but pointed comedy)! Life's not fair, and we've all got to find a way to get ourselves through it together.

Drink Coke! (The Last Detail)
The secret to survival is ice-cold Coca-Cola!

70/2381. The Crowd (1928)
The Crowd is a silent film that follows a spoiled jerk who thinks the American Dream is his birthright. He marries the wrong woman, they have a couple of kids they mostly ignore... and things go from bad to worse. If there's an opposite to "entertainment," it's this. Although, there are a couple of great camera shots that borrow heavily from German Expressionism, so, it's not entirely worthless. They could still show this to teenagers to promote abstinence.

71/2382. Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
The master thief is back, but the original cast is not. I mean, it's fine, but without the Barrymores, this MGM production feels a lot like an RKO B-movie mystery.

More to come.

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