Monthly Archives: August 2018
My Review of ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ (1966)
The third movie in the Dollars Trilogy may not have “Dollars” in the title, but money (or, more specifically, a cache of gold) is what the titular trio of the film seek. Eli Wallach plays Tuco, a Mexican bandit with … Continue reading
Part Three of ‘Smash-Up’
Hello! Time for Part Three of this rather depressing bit of business dramatic movie. Let’s see how many drinks Susan Hayward can consume in a night, shall we? 🙂 With that said, here we go! It’s Part Three of Smash-Up.
My Review of ‘For a Few Dollars More’ (1965)
One of the things I love most about this film is its opening scene. The lone rider moving across a huge, open plain, just a tiny figure on a horse. Then, a rifle shot and the rider falls. Followed by … Continue reading
Smash-Up – Part Two
It’s time for another part of this weird unbelievable indescribable unique film. I still haven’t decided if it’s a woman’s film, drama, noir musical, or what exactly. 🙂 Well, I’ll leave that to you to figure out. Have fun! 🙂
Smash-Up (Part One)
Okay … I seem to have figured out my Final Cut Pro problems, so here’s another series of short parts of a feature film that has slipped into the public domain. This one is Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman. … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Attack the Block’ (2011)
I’m not a big horror fan, but there are notable exceptions. And this film is much more than a gory blood-fest with monsters lurking in the shadows. It is, in fact, the most astounding piece of sci-fi/horror/action-adventure/comedy I’ve ever seen. … Continue reading
The Mole People (A Bad Movie Review) — Part Three
I’m sure you’ll be relieved awed sorry to hear that this is the last part of a review of what must be one of the strangest dumbest most interesting B-movies I’ve seen in a while. That I’ve written about! 🙂 … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Scene of the Crime’ (1949)
As Eddie Muller pointed out during the intro to this movie on his TCM show Noir Alley, it’s a rare MGM film noir. A movie made in MGM’s post-Mayer days, under the auspices of Dore Schary, in his attempt to … Continue reading