The Girl Next Door
I was still working at a video store when The Girl Next Door (2004) came out on DVD and videocassette. Where I happened to work we made most of our… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do?
In the language of evangelist Estus Pirkle the footmen are those common everyday sins of greed, sloth, and adultery while the horses are that supreme threat to America and Christianity… Read more »
The Presidio
Peter Hyams’ film The Presidio (1988) opens with a murder on an army base in San Francisco and then proceeds into a full blown car chase. Hyams directs the chase… Read more »
Cropsey
Cropsey (2009), a documentary film by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio, looks at the version of the infamous urban legend specific to Staten Island. As it is pointed out in… Read more »
True Crime
Mary (Alicia Silverstone) is a senior at a Catholic high school whose one ambition is to be a cop just like her dad who gave his life in the line… Read more »
Lawman
Lawman (1971) was the first of two films that actor Burt Lancaster and director Michael Winner made together in the early seventies. At the time Lancaster was struggling to find… Read more »
Shortcut To Happiness
Shortcut To Happiness (2001) is one of those rare films where the story of its production is far more interesting than the film itself. Shortcut To Happiness was director and… Read more »
The Burning
The Burning (1981) is one of the sleazier summer camp horror films. This infamous entry into that horror sub genre was conceived by the despised Harvey Weinstein as a means… Read more »
Oppenheimer
The publicity of “Barbenheimer” has tapped into the competitive nature of human beings, exploiting that impulse to generate phenomenal ticket sales. The two films also tap into the political dichotomy… Read more »
Top Gun: Maverick
The summer of 2022 was the summer of Top Gun: Maverick. The sequel to Tony Scott’s Top Gun (1986) has been credited with revitalizing the movie theater business of the… Read more »
