Movie Madness: Fun Films for the Fourth of July

The Cine-Sibling and I offer these options for your viewing pleasure if you're whiling away the hours before fireworks tonight!

In the interest of full disclosure: I vetoed with extreme prejudice his suggestion of the first Transformers movie. As for Saving Private Ryan ... Well, my list only has room for one movie rescuing Matt Damon, and I wanted something fun and less bloody for a summer holiday.

Here are our picks in alphabetical order:

• 1776 (1972)
• Air Force One (1997)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• Argo (2012)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Glory (1989)
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• Independence Day (1996)
• The Martian (2015)
• Miracle (2004)
• The Patriot (2000)
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)