Four for the Fourth

It’s Independence Day in the U.S., which means that not only am I not sitting at my computer, but most of my audience isn’t as well. To my international readers, I’m sorry, but you’ll have to put up with a bit of silence here while the rest of us go eat hamburgers and hot dogs and set off fireworks.

In the spirit of the holiday, I’ve selected a few films that I think are worth a watch and which have some connection to the culture of the United States. I’m not giving full reviews of these, just giving a brief little summary of why I think they belong in a Fourth of July movie marathon, if you should happen to be holding one of those instead of shooting off bottle rockets. Continue reading