Let's face it - Caddyshack is brilliant. Not perfect, but so densely packed with inspired performances that we're still quoting from it...

The titular character in CS Forester's beloved classic series of adventure on the high seas, Hornblower was the prototype for many who...

If I had to compile my all-time favorite movies, there is no question that The Blues Brothers would compete for the top spot. It is a...

The Natural has long been my favorite baseball movie (in a dead heat with Major League, more on that later). Bull Durham is fine, but...

There was a time in my life, around age 11 or so, when the man with the duct tape and the spectacular mullet would have been a contender...

I'll admit it, I came late to the Harry Potter phenomenon. I resisted the recommendations from friends to read the early books,...

The West Wing has been described by many observers as a liberal fantasy. If that includes an erudite, passionate, thoughtful...

The fact that Indy shows up at number six is a pretty clear indication that this list is in no particular ranked order. The man in the...

There will be plenty of comic book characters on this list, and virtually all of them are likely to come from the Marvel House of Ideas....

The first three on this list have been iconic characters, so for the fourth installment I'm sharing someone perhaps less well known, but...

I'm a Kirk guy. The prototype starship captain, with all the internal dichotomies Roddenberry could cram into his lead. Swaggering...

Not the best of Star Wars (Vader, always), but my personal favorite, especially the older I get. Loyal, wise, brave, tragic. Alec...