A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process. Alright, alright, we are once again looking at the Hollywood New Wave, and I am pumped about it. This was the first time I have ever watched Midnight Cowboy, and I knew only the following: It was originally rated X, making it the only … Continue reading 43. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution – escape to Bolivia. As we all know, from the time I watched The Wild Bunch, I do not like westerns. I have a hard time staying … Continue reading 73. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
“An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the “traditional” American West is disappearing around them.” Okay. Look. I understand why this film is on this list, and I will go into those reasons in a moment. But, total fyi, I do not like Westerns. I don’t know why. I honestly have no clue. But, whenever I put a Western on … Continue reading 79. The Wild Bunch (1969)
“Two counterculture bikers travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans in search of America.” Easy Rider is probably one of the most accurate representations of the line drawn between the culture and the counterculture in America in the 1960s and 1970s. Given, I was not alive during this era to show that this is true. I do, however, know plenty of people who were alive … Continue reading 84. Easy Rider (1969)
