More Here Than Meets The Eye The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959) – The promise of easy money from his ex-girlfriend’s criminal brother lures a disgraced college football player into a gang setting up a bank robbery. Based on an actual event, it’s one of Steve McQueen’s earliest roles. Directed by Charles Guggenheim and... Continue Reading →
Great Cast, Crap Movie
What A Waste Event Horizon (1997) – Seven years ago, the spaceship “Event Horizon” with an experimental new drive, disappeared. It has reappeared near Neptune, and the “Lewis and Clark” goes to find out what happened. The missing vessel has many mysteries to reveal. Directed by Paul Anderson Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Joely Richardson,... Continue Reading →
A Rose Amidst The Stench
Bond Meets Holmes Meets Cadfael The Name of the Rose (1986) – An intellectual, rebellious Franciscan monk investigates a series of mysterious deaths at a Benedictine abbey. He faces inter-order rivalries, plus an old enemy from the Vatican.Directed by Jean-Jacques AnnaudStarring Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Ron Perlman, Michael Lonsdale.Why I Liked It... Continue Reading →
Do Not Cross The Rubicon
This Is NOT A Christmas Movie The Holdovers (2023) – When Christmas break arrives, five students remain at the school for various reasons. One irascible and unpopular instructor, and the manager of the school’s kitchen, remain with them to supervise. It turns into a holiday break unlike anything they’ve ever known. Directed by Alexander Payne... Continue Reading →
Not A Classic, But Not Bad
A Fool For A ClientHostile Witness (1969) – A wealthy barrister is a murder suspect when his neighbor is killed. Did the neighbor kill the lawyer’s daughter? Is it all a set-up? Will the barrister’s ego end up destroying him?Directed by Ray MillandStarring Ray Milland, Sylvia Syms, Felix AylmerWhy I Liked It – A better... Continue Reading →
NOT Too Good To Fail
Sometimes Talent Isn’t EnoughHarlem Nights (1989) – In the New York City of the Depression Era, two nightclub owners battle the competition, the police and gangsters to keep their doors open.Directed by Eddie MurphyStarring Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Della ReeseWhy I Liked It –Other than a moment here or there, I... Continue Reading →
"The Greatest Shock of All Time!"
When You Don't Worry Too Much About The Science When Worlds Collide (1951) – A rogue star and planet are streaking into the solar system. Collision with Earth is unavoidable. Humanity begins a race to build spaceships so some of the population can escape to the oncoming planet. Directed by Rudolph Mate Starring Richard Derr,... Continue Reading →
The Magnificent Seven…Minus Four
Sometimes I Surprise My Self! The Three Amigos (1986) - Three out of work silent movie stars agree to do an appearance in a small Mexican village. It turns out to be a different kind of appearance than they usually make.Director – John LandisStarring – Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Patrice Martinez, Jon Lovitz, Joe... Continue Reading →
Save The Universe!
And Get The Girl Too!The Last Starfighter (1984), A misplaced video game recruits a teenage boy to defend the galaxy. Does he have the courage to accept the challenge?Directed by Nick CastleStarring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Barbara Bosson, Dan O’Herlihy, Catherine Mary StewartWhy I Liked It - Old fashioned, straight ahead space opera!I always want... Continue Reading →
Proof That You Can't Turn Back Time
It Creaks A Bit, But At The End It's Just RightIndiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny (2023) - An aging Indy is drawn back into the hunt for the Dial of Archimedes. Reuniting the missing piece with the one in Indy's possession may change the past forever.Directed by James MangoldStarring Harrison Ford, Mads Mikellsen,... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 