The Point!
I can’t imagine my childhood without The Point! (1971). In general the music of Harry Nilsson was very much a part of the soundtrack of my youth, but The Point!… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
Election
Johnnie To’s Election (2005) has taken on a new resonance in the wake of the 2020 presidential election in the United States. Big D. (Tony Leung Ka-fai), like the former… Read more »
The Last Of The Mohicans
Between the masterpieces Manhunter (1986) and Heat (1995), director Michael Mann made The Last Of The Mohicans (1992). Mann teamed with fellow Miami Vice director Christopher Crowe to pen the… Read more »
Cast A Giant Shadow
It is Memorial Day. With that in mind I set about looking for a war film to watch and write about. War movies are not a genre that I particularly… Read more »
Shock Waves
Adrift at sea in a small boat for weeks, Rose (Brooke Adams) is finally rescued. As she recovers in a hospital she gradually remembers her ill fated voyage. Rose was… Read more »
Rage & Honor
Rage & Honor (1992) follows Cynthia Rothrock as Det. Fairchild of the L.A.P.D. as she assists Australian cop Preston Michaels (Richard Norton) in clearing his name of a murder he… Read more »
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
The Canadian horror film Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) is one of those films that is actually better than the first picture in its franchise. The eighties were… Read more »
The Mutations
Jack Cardiff, the legendary cinematographer turned director, helmed the sleazy science fiction film The Mutations (1974) which attempts to combine Tod Browning’s classic film Freaks (1932) with the mad scientist… Read more »
The Prowler
As schools begin to let out for summer and students graduate, it seems fitting to revisit The Prowler (1981). The Prowler is Joseph Zito’s third film and is part of… Read more »
Air
There’s something really appealing about Air (2023), Ben Affleck’s film about Nike signing Michael Jordan during his rookie year in 1984. The cast is generally likable and the use of… Read more »
