I only saw "The Nickel Ride" once, and while I liked it I wasn't
overwhelmed. You could be right though; rumors at the time was that it
was a very important film for Mulligan personally, and that he was very
hurt by how badly the studio butchered it.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is great, and "Bloodbrothers" is of course
tremendous.

"Same Time Next Year" is not as good, but I like it a good deal more
than Dan does. He's right that it's obviously a stage adaptation, but I
don't think that holds the film back one bit. What Mulligan can do with
two characters in a room in terms of emotionalized setups is amazing,
and the ending, which is outdoors, would be an incredibly stupid cliche
(hint: there's a sunset involved) if it wasn't so great. But it is. It
echoes the opening of "The Other," actually: character(s) set apart in a
privileged space.

- Fred