The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

As I’ve stated in many a past review, I’m a sucker for a good mob story and, in my humble opinion, HBO’s The Sopranos (1999-2007) is one of the straight-up best examples ever, and not just as a gangster story, but as a prime illustration on how to do long-form cinematic dramas in general. Added […]

A Revisit: The Bermuda Depths (1978)

I wasn’t quite sure how to classify this ramble, be it torn between a ‘Revisit’ or just my standard kneejerkreaction review, and this was due to a specific, borderline-traumatizing image burned into my then toddler-aged mind (when I must’ve seen it), that being the eerie fate of a key character at the flippers of a […]

A Revisit: A Sound of Thunder (2005)

While perusing one of my usual geek sites, I came across an article listing off a selection of unfinished films that were dumped into the market before they were 100% complete, for whatever reason. In among the handful of titles was this one. As I was reading what the article’s author had to say, I […]

Gladiator II (2024)

Did Ridley Scott’s superb 2000 insta-classic Gladiator virtually define Epic Stand Alone Story? Yes, it did. Did ANYONE truly ask for a sequel, especially 20+ years later? Not that I recall. However, as seems to be his way these days, the legendary 87 year old (wow!) director has been revisiting some of his early titles […]

A Revisit: D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

Since I currently reside in the throes of a strangely productive mid-life crisis, I’ve been cherry-picking near-forgotten media from decades past, titles that, at one time or another, made some kind of an impact on lil ole me, enough so that I’m now daring to go back, to locate the best versions possible, and revisit […]

A Short Film: China Lake (1983)

Robert Harmon is a director who deserved a FAR more notable career in Hollywood than he ended up with, in my humble opinion. For a man with a truly distinct and oddly mature cinematic vision, much of his career is woefully bargain-basement (at a glance), with much of it seemingly devoted to some dumped-on-cable series […]

A Revisit: Farewell to the King (1989)

Movie nerd that I’ve always been, I have very fond memories of Movie Night with the family when I was a wee lad growing up in 1980’s British Columbia, when we’d go to the local Video Store, that always seemed to smell of popcorn and slight mustiness, rent a VCR (that weighed roughly the same […]

Harry’s Game (1982)

This obscure but well-regarded mini-series from the UK (also recut into a movie version for certain markets) has long fascinated me, going way back to 1992, when I first saw Phillip Noyce’s adaptation of Tom Clancy’s best-selling novel Patriot Games. Through that underrated action / thriller, I was introduced to something the soundtrack lists as […]

A Small Tale: Hot Water – Another Harrowing Adventure of The Rocketeer!

Our brave adventurer, Cliff Secord, arrives on the scene, ready to dole out sweet, sweet justice! But…has our plucky hero bitten off more than he can chew? Or, will something else bite off more than it can chew…of our plucky hero!?! Stay tuned, scroll down and find out!! Going in on foot, keeping this on […]

Wisdom (1987)

Well, I guess everyone has to start somewhere. I’m a big fan of the music of Danny Elfman (overlooking his recent alleged transgressions), going back to when I first heard his score for Tim Burton’s debut film, 1985’s appropriately quirky Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. When I was just breaking into the double digits, age-wise, I […]