Laserblast
Laserblast (1978) is one of the worst films I’ve ever seen. Charles Band, the producer of Laserblast, is a kind of hero in the B-Movie world, having helmed both Empire… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
The Nice Guys
Watching The Nice Guys (2016) on an airplane bound for Colorado some years ago I remember thinking, “so this is the second draft of Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang (2005)”. Since… Read more »
Les Rendez-vous d’Anna
Where, indeed, does the moon not look well? What is the scene, confined or expansive, which her orb does not hallow? – Charlotte Brontë There is no real sense of… Read more »
Karbid und Sauerampfer
To this day East German cinema is largely inaccessible in the United States, with the notable exception of First Run Features who have made available on DVD a number of… Read more »
We Bought A Zoo
Cameron Crowe’s best work is all tied to his own experiences coming of age. Almost Famous (2000) and Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) are both literal examinations of his… Read more »
Jesus Christ Superstar
I watch Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) every Easter and Fiddler On The Roof (1971) every Christmas Eve. Nothing says major holidays like a Norman Jewison flick. For a while I’d… Read more »
French Kiss
Meg Ryan movies were a staple of my childhood. With consistent regularity the whole family would sit down to embark on one of Miss Ryan’s romantic adventures. Some were really… Read more »
The Wicked Lady
Director Michael Winner filters Leslie Arliss’ melodrama through the exploitation genre and winds up with a masterpiece of high camp. The Wicked Lady (1983) is one of Michael Winner’s projects… Read more »
Alexander Nevsky
History remembers Alexander Nevsky (1938) as the film Sergei Eisenstein made at the behest of Stalin. A commissioned work always seems to be looked down upon in Western terms of… Read more »
The Sign Of Four
The Sign Of Four (1987) is the first of the Sherlock Holmes television movies helmed by John Hawkesworth for Granada Television. The Sign Of Four corresponds to the end of… Read more »
