Reviews of films/TV shows/trailers
Happy Monday all! Hope you had a nice weekend. Mine was quite busy but in a good way. For our anniversary celebration, we went to see the Addams Family play on Friday night at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul. Truth be told, I'm not that familiar with the story nor have I seen the …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup: Addams Family Musical, Phantom of the Opera, Dark Shadows
Greetings, all and sundry! I am going to take a step sideways and count some coup. Regarding a few recent minor victories involving films that come very close to or exceed 'Required Viewing' status. I'm thrilled that my recent labor of love entailing 'The French Connection' tempted Ruth and others to enjoy its gritty suspenseful wonders. So, I …
Continue reading Classic Flix Review: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
How big of a smash hit is The Avengers? Certainly a hulking big one with over $200 mil domestic opening weekend. That number already broke the record of the final Harry Potter film ($169 mil) released last year, and combined with the international earnings, it brought the total worldwide haul to $641.8 million in barely …
Greetings, all and sundry! I am going to take a well-deserved respite from Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and take a few moments to wax poetic and nostalgic about a film that solidly grabbed my attention more than forty years ago. One that firmly anchored the concept of the 'Partner Film'. Which is very different …
Continue reading Classic Flix Review: The French Connection (1971)
Greetings, once again! It isn't often that I've been given the opportunity to indulge in a Trifecta or triple play regarding one of Hollywood's premier Tough Guys, Robert Mitchum. I covered his Scary attributes in The Night of the Hunter. I am going to dial it back a bit and explore another arena where the actor …
Continue reading Classic Flix Review: Out of the Past (1947)
This is the first film where the famous character of Hannibal Lecter (spelled as 'Lecktor' in this film), the brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer, first appeared on screen. The story is based on Thomas Harris' novel called Red Dragon. I was curious because of that fact and also because I generally like Michael Mann's …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: Michael Mann’s Manhunter (1986)
Hello folks, hope you all had a lovely weekend. I skipped the cinema again this weekend, as there's nothing that interest me. Besides, I just want to catch up with more of BBC's Sherlock. This time it's The Blind Banker episode which is another awesome episode. I still like the first episode The Study in …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup and Battleship (2012) guest review
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