I guarantee if you stream the original Poseidon (forget the 2006 remake… this movie works best with ’70s kitsch firmly in place) you’ll feel better about trudging to work on January 2.

There are disaster films, and then there’s "The Poseidon Adventure.". Released 50 years ago, the saga of survival aboard a doomed luxury liner effectively turned the genre upside down.

As a result, "The Poseidon Adventure" couldn't be easily dismissed as a lark, and Hackman's work in the film not only helped legitimize the disaster movie but can also be seen as an early example ...