The Wind (1928) is one of those artificial melodramas, and it holds up exceedingly well in some respects, and not so strongly in others. The first time I saw it I was blown away by its sheer force, even though […]
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The Crowd (1928) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
As the roaring twenties were racing forward toward the crash of 1929, movies reflected that recklessness; comedy and whirlwind action was the order of the day, while ever fewer films attempted to depict with authenticity the real world. The Crowd […]
Continue reading »Django Unchained (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Even after seeing Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie I still have misgivings about it, but I cannot deny that it is something special. Like most of Tarantino’s films it fudges genre conventions, contains glaring anachronisms (particularly involving music), has gorgeous dialogue, […]
Continue reading »Jack Reacher (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
I confess to not having read any of Lee Child’s “Jack Reacher” novels, but I am aware that as described in those books the main character is described as being quite tall and large. Hardly Tom Cruise. However, this being […]
Continue reading »Volume 1 Issue 4 (Spring, 2000) $10
This fourth issue is printed on yellow paper and is 24 pages in length. It discusses the problems with the Oscars on the front cover, reviews eight new releases, provides Academy Award quiz answers, and a history of Oscar write-in […]
Continue reading »Volume 1 Issue 3 (Winter, 2000) $10
This third issue is printed on ivory paper and is 24 pages in length. It covers nine new releases, and the new James Bond thriller The World is Not Enough. Most of the issue is devoted to the 1999 Academy […]
Continue reading »Volume 1 Issue 2 (Autumn, 1999) $10
The second issue of Filmbobbery is printed on blue paper and is 24 pages in length. It features reviews of seven recent releases, a spotlight article on the career of Gloria Grahame (which led me to my third book!), an in-depth […]
Continue reading »Volume 1 Issue 1 (Summer, 1999) $10 (photocopy)
The very first issue of Filmbobbery is printed on orange paper and is only sixteen pages long. It spotlights Kurt Russell’s career, offering my thoughts on his five best performances, and provides an in-depth look at the musical biopic Yankee […]
Continue reading »Parental Guidance (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
Unlike The Guilt Trip, a dramatic comedy which offers few chuckles, the somewhat clunky family comedy Parental Guidance promises and delivers a host of belly laughs, courtesy of Billy Crystal, who hasn’t had a movie this funny in a long, long […]
Continue reading »The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
Readers of the print version of Filmbobbery may recall that I was never excited about any of the Lord of the Rings movies. I gave them all three stars because they are all obviously well produced and delivered what they promised, but […]
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