Perhaps the most unlikely movie on my list of favorites is Duel at Diablo (1966), a Western from Ralph Nelson that stars James Garner and Sidney Poitier. I would venture to say that it is the least known title on […]
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The Blob (1958) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have probably seen The Blob (1958) more than any other movie, somewhere in the neighborhood of forty times since I was a kid. The only other film that threatens that record is The War of the Worlds (1953). What […]
Continue reading »Our Man Flint (1966) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
An undeniable part of my love for the spy spoofs Our Man Flint (1966) and its immediate sequel, In Like Flint (1967), is due to their trippy, spectacular music scores by Jerry Goldsmith. But music alone does not ensure a […]
Continue reading »North by Northwest (1959) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Of all Alfred Hitchcock’s films, North by Northwest (1959) isn’t the best, but it’s my favorite by a country mile. It has its flaws (Cary Grant’s drunken car drive) but as an entertaining mystery-comedy-thriller it has no peer. From the […]
Continue reading »The Thing from Another World (1951) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
The first great American science-fiction / monster movie of the 1950s is The Thing from Another World (1951). It deviates a great deal from the famous story on which it is based, yet it wildly succeeds in stamping an effective […]
Continue reading »The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Although The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) is an atypical John Ford film in many ways, it is also seen as his valedictory effort, summarizing as it does the final steps involved in civilizing the Wild West. It is […]
Continue reading »Snitch (2013) ☆ ☆ ☆
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may never become a powerhouse actor, but he’s certainly a likable, professional presence in a surprising range of motion pictures. Snitch has him as a hard-working construction boss whose teenage son (Rafi Gavron) makes a really stupid […]
Continue reading »Dark Skies (2013) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Some types of movies (fantasy, for instance) don’t interest me much, but anything with an alien is bound to coax me to a theater. What struck me about Dark Skies is the feeling of deja vu, the impression that I’ve seen […]
Continue reading »A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) ☆ ☆
With this fifth in the long-running Die Hard action series, I think I can finally admit that I’ve seen enough of NYC detective John McClane and his family. This time he (Bruce Willis) is in Moscow, trying to find his wayward […]
Continue reading »Safe Haven (2013) ☆ ☆ 1/2
The new filmic adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel is a little corny, a little sexy and for the most part rather obvious. But its stars, Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough are compelling enough to maintain interest for most of […]
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