Movies, and my thoughts on them.
There is a reason that Buster Keaton's films have aged better than any of his contemporaries. I'm not saying that there is anything remotely at fault with the work of Chaplin or Lloyd--it is just …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in January. Stats Movies watched – 4 Movies that were new to me – 1 Movies about Bogart – 2 Monthly Masterpieces – Casablanca January 26 Being There (1979) – Thanks to …
Today's post started while I was sitting around recently, just letting my mind wander. My thoughts were flitting around like a barracuda in a mangrove forest until, like a Ceti Eel, the words "I'd like to watch …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in December. Stats Movies watched – 8 Movies that were new to me – 6 Christmas movies – 2 Monthly Masterpieces – It's a Wonderful Life, Casablanca December 31 …
Before I get on to the business of explaining why Casablanca is one of my favorite movies, I do need to admit that I really don't like the ending, or, for that matter, the major …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in November. Stats Movies watched – 11 Movies that were new to me – 6 Animated movies – 3 Monthly Masterpieces – Umberto D November 29 The Good Dinosaur (2015) – …
Sometimes it's easy to justify enjoyment of certain kinds of films by simply calling them "dumb fun." However, films like Conan the Barbarian seem to push the limits of dumb fun almost into the realm of, …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in September. Stats Movies watched – 10 Movies that were new to me – 7 Sci fi movies – 3 Monthly Masterpieces – Man's Favorite Sport October 27 That Daughter's …
Howard Hawks is known as one of the all time great Hollywood directors. And while his films from the 30s and 40s seem to get most of the attention, the man was still cranking out superlative …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in September. Stats Movies watched – 7 Movies that were new to me – 3 Masterpieces I didn't *love* love – 2 Monthly Masterpieces – In the Realm of …