Ross Johnson

  • 45 of the Best Classic Movies (1970s and Earlier)

    45 of the Best Classic Movies (1970s and Earlier)

    What exactly makes a movie a “classic” varies wildly with the viewer, as does the appropriate timescale. For some, a movie from a decade ago might be eligible (I call these movie fans “children”). For others, you have to go back a lot further. Today, I’m going to do the latter, taking a look at…


  • 25 of the Best Boring Movies

    25 of the Best Boring Movies

    Social media movie discourse is at it again. This time around, I’m being horrified by posts from younger moviegoers who freely admit to fast-forwarding through movies to skip past “the boring parts” (like, you know, the dialogue scenes), or even to watching them at double speed. Let’s talk about attention spans…and how we ain’t got ‘em…


  • 10 of the Best Corporate Biopics Ever

    Corporations are people. The Supreme Court said so. Basically — back it 2010, when it clarified that businesses have the same First Amendment rights as actual people. It kind of tracks: a lifetime spent swimming in brands has made our relationships with corporations as vital as any we share with flesh-and-blood humans. So why not…