In the past few years I have made no secret of the fact that I harbor a deep, undying, unabashed love and reverence for old monster movies, particularly those produced by Universal Studios in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, and anything starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and/or Peter Cushing. As such, I shan’t repeat myself…
Previous Installments Believe it or not, there are times when reviewing movies made ten years ago based on the works of the most-reviewed writer in history, for free, for a limited readership is not the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done with my life. Other times, it means I get to watch a movie starring…
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular characters in all of fiction. IMDb credits him with 301 screen appearances, which puts him ahead of other prominent British figures like King Arthur, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Robin Hood, but still over 200 appearances behind Dracula. When a character reaches such a high level of familiarity in…
When I first heard that Ryan Gosling was writing and directing (but not appearing in) his own feature-length film, I got pretty intrigued. When I saw the weird as hell trailer, I got reasonably excited. It seemed that this chiseled Canadian muse took a stylistic page from his greatest patron: the inconsistently attractive Danish oddball…
In 1993, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park hit theaters. I just re-watched that movie a few weeks ago, and my goodness, it has aged well. What a perfect blockbuster. I do consider it Spielberg’s best. What makes that such a good movie, though? Obviously, an engaging story, likable characters, groundbreaking special effects, and a fabulous sense…
Previous Installments Gosh, it seems like a long time since I did one of these… probably because it’s been about ten months. After last year’s intensive Summer of Shakespeare, I guess I needed to take a break. Well, I’m back, and not entirely in a good mood this time. Why? Because… Anonymous (2011) The Plot:…
I have just completed a pretty long journey. Granted, it would have been much shorter if I hadn’t started out by heading two and a half thousand miles in the opposite direction of my final destination, but what are you going to do? The important thing is that I have at long last (after two…
