Posted on June 11, 2020
Once Upon A Time In Groundhog Day
I have been watching and rewatching Once Upon A Time In Hollywood in an effort to get it. I’ve seen the movie ten times now and I must admit it still hasn’t clicked with me. It seems to… Read More
Posted on May 29, 2020
Current Events Special: Top 10 Pre Star Wars
We thought it was going to be easy, but we were wrong. Especially considering how much incredible science fiction the 1970s turned out. Tune in, turn on, and drop out as we lay some heavy stuff on you… Read More
Posted on May 29, 2020
Top 10 Methodology
Mike and I are putting together our lists of the top ten SF movies before Star Wars (so nothing after 1976). My first concern when we came up with this idea was how I would find nine movies… Read More
Posted on May 11, 2020
Just Plain Fun
One of the things I loved about the late Roger Ebert was that, unlike most critics, he seemed to understand movies are a kind of Swiss Army Knife of media. They serve many purposes. Art, Education, Business and… Read More
Posted on January 15, 2019
Hell Or High Water
TL;DR: This is a great Western, up there with Open Range and Unforgiven. It’s some of the best dialog I’ve experienced since I stopped reading Elmore Leonard. Spoilers for Hell or High Water follow.
Posted on September 22, 2018
Horror In The Modern Age
Stephen King made the point in The Danse Macabre that horror seems to flourish during horrible times. Universal’s monsters exploded onto the screen during the Great Depression and big bug movies made a splash during the offing of… Read More
Posted on September 20, 2018
A List! A List!
I’m in a horror mood lately, probably because of Castle Rock, so I’m going to make a list of my favorite horror movies ranked by how scary they were to me at the time I saw them (in… Read More
Posted on September 8, 2017
Hitman’s Bodyguard
A long, long time ago during the Cold War, I was stationed at a listening post on an airbase in rural Italy. We lived on the economy where no one spoke English and there was no entertainment we… Read More