In this guest review, Jim Brymer shares his thoughts on the 1982 horror anthology Creepshow Note: It is virtually impossible to do a review of this movie without revealing a lot of spoilers. If you prefer to watch the movie…
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Hypnotic Pipes: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Van Johnson could act. (I particularly liked his performances in such war movie classics like Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Battleground, Go For Broke! and The Caine Mutiny, but he had a distinguished career as a leading ladies man, too.) Van…
Read more →Bugs Bunny vs. Daffy Duck: Friends to the End?
Only one comedy acting duo has managed to stand the test of time and appeal to all generations throughout the ages. Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis. All had their days during their run in Hollywood. But…
Read more →Guest Review: Murder By Death
Neil Simon was pretty much box office gold in his heyday of the seventies. A playwright by trade, of course, but many of his Broadway productions eventually made their way to the big screen, including such fondly remembered films like The…
Read more →Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
As I have stated before I enjoy the concept of film noir. If you are unfamiliar with the term, it was created by French essayist Nino Frank to describe a specific sub-genre of mysteries that became popular post-World War II…
Read more →Pit of Despair: “The Snake Pit”
I will preface this review with this comment: I did NOT like this movie. And that has absolutely nothing to do with the acting of Olivia de Havilland or any of the other stars in the movie. As a matter…
Read more →Guest Review: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
Star Trek, both the TV series and the series of movies, had its share of nasty villains. Everyone probably has their favorite. Although some may take the side of Lord Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) in Star Trek III: The Search for…
Read more →The Conqueror: Debacle in the Desert
The Conqueror is considered one of the worst movies of all time, and definitely the worst movie in which John Wayne was ever involved. But Wayne cannot carry the blame for this movie solely on his shoulders. Sure, Wayne as…
Read more →Peter Fonda’s Deadly Races
In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer looks at two awesome autocentric flicks starring Peter Fonda: Drive-in movies have certain themes that appeal to me. Car chases, shoot-em-ups, and a healthy dose of action make up some of the better ones….
Read more →Jet Pilot: Does This John Wayne Effort Soar?
How many major motion pictures can you name where a branch of the Armed Services gets top billing? By that, I mean one that is not a documentary? Jet Pilot does just that. Check out the movie poster below. The…
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