I was 5 years old when this came out – about the same age as Damien, the demon child destined to be the antichrist. While I didn’t see this movie until the mid-eighties (thanks to the advent of video rentals), I read screenwriter David Seltzer’s novelization just right before. It was a good and creepy …
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FlixChatter Review: John Carter (2012)
This is one of those movies I just didn't really care for from the first time I heard about it, and the trailer didn't really convince me otherwise. But my hubby really wanted to see it and I must admit I became more curious after reading some positive reviews, such as this one from my …
Weekend Viewing Roundup: The Muppets Review
Happy Monday all! How's your Easter weekend? Did you get any time off? Unfortunately, it's not a company holiday where I work, but it certainly didn't dampen the special meaning of this holiday for me. Well, I did get to the cinema on Saturday and this weekend I actually saw two movies I wasn't initially …
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Classic Flix Review: Cape Fear (1962)
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. His being made for the genre of Noir in Out of the Past. Now, I want to …
Weekend Roundup: The Raid: Redemption and My Week with Marilyn reviews
Happy Tuesday folks, a bit late on the weekend roundup as I just wanted to get my Hunger Games review out of the way. Well, I managed to see four movies last week which to some of you is on the low side but it's actually more than what I usually have time for. I …
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FlixChatter Review: The Hunger Games
It's quite rare that I watch a movie adaptation within a year of finishing the book, but that's exactly what happened with Hunger Games. I've told you in this post on Friday that I found the Suzanne Collins' book to be quite a page turner, but fortunately, this is the one occasion where the film does the …
Classic Flix Review: The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Greetings all and sundry! On the advice of and other communications from Ruth, I am going to focus my abilities on a favorite actor of mine. With distinct attention to the actor's innate ability to scare the Beejeebus out of those in the audience, without saying much of anything threatening. To that end, please allow me to …
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