Film Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle (dir by Matthew Vaughn)
Before I say too much about Kingsman: The Golden Circle, I do want to acknowledge a few good things about the movie. First off, it doesn’t take long for the film to reveal that Harry (Colin Firth)...
View ArticleA Movie A Day #354: Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973, directed by Richard C. Sarafian)
In the backwoods of Hicksville, USA, two families are feuding. Laban Feather (Rod Steiger, bellowing even more than usual) and Pap Gutshall (Robert Ryan) were once friends but now they are committed...
View ArticleLisa’s Way, Way, Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For February
Could Black Panther be the first comic book movie to receive an Oscar nomination? Last year, around this time, we were asking the exact same question about Logan. Logan didn’t pick up a Best Picture...
View ArticleLisa’s Way, Way Too Early Oscar Predictions for March
Right now, when it comes to predicting the Oscars, there are two big questions to consider. First off, will Burden ever find a distributor? From the reviews in Sundance, it sounds like the type of...
View ArticleFast Friends: THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT (United Artists 1974)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: Clint Eastwood is posing as a preacher in a small Montana town, giving his Sunday sermon. Meanwhile, carefree Jeff Bridges steals a Trans Am off a used car...
View ArticleMusic Video of the Day: Take A Look At Me Now (Against All Odds) by Phil...
On the one hand, I know that the critics have never exactly embraced the songs of Phil Collins. I mean, there’s a reason why it’s such a brilliant joke that, in American Psycho, the vacuous wannabe...
View ArticleScenes That I Love: Happy Birthday, Sam Elliott!
Today is the 73rd birthday of the perennially underrated actor, Sam Elliott! Sam’s been acting for longer than I’ve been alive. He’s been in a ton of good movies and he’s given some truly iconic...
View ArticleWeekly Trailer Round-Up: Bad Times At The El Royale, First Man, Air Strike,...
This week, Lisa and Arleigh already shared the latest trailers for: The Predator The Other Side of the Wind The Front Runner Here’s the best of the rest. Six years after making his directorial debut...
View ArticleFilm Review: King Kong (dir by John Guillermin)
The 1976 remake of King Kong is the version of the great ape’s story that no one ever seems to want to talk about. Everyone, of course, continues to appreciate the original King Kong from 1933, with...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: In Search of America (by Paul Bogart)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
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