John Ford is, along with Howard Hawks, one of the quintessential Hollywood western directors. When one thinks of classical American westerns, John Ford films like Stagecoach and The Searchers immediately spring to mind. It is perhaps an overused term, but […]
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say? Do I really get that …
Well, well, well. Hello "Isley Unruh." We meet again, and not for the last time, I suspect. You might remember me from such venomously worded tirades as, “An open letter to www.isleyunruh.com RE: The “Make …
It's a secret to no one that I've always been a bit of a Lord of the Rings fan. I mean, hell, between my book collection, the 15 or so Tolkien themed board games I …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in March. Stats Movies watched – 13 Movies that were new to me – 6 Black comedies – 2 Monthly Masterpieces – Cabin in the Sky, …
Welcome back to everyone’s favorite www.isleyunruh.com Monday feature! Middle-earth being the place of enchantment and wonder that it is, each month I will use my love of fictional cartography to transport you to another time …
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
Welcome back to Mid-Month Metal Masterpiece, where I discuss a different classic Thrash, Death, Black or just plain “Heavy” metal album on the 15th of each month. Of course, I’m an old school fellow, so …
From the very beginning cinema has been fascinated with the character of the gangster. These onscreen rebels who live outside normal society have undergone many permutations over the years, from hoodlum to organized criminal. However, …
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say? Do I really get that …