Author Archives: Debbi

Smash-Up – Part Two

Posted on August 18, 2018

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! 🙂 … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Key Largo’ (1948)

Posted on August 14, 2018

It would be easy to dismiss this film as a mash-up of To Have and Have Not and Casablanca. But it’s more than that. The war is over and our protagonist ex-Major Frank McCloud (played by Humphrey Bogart) decides to … Continue reading →

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Smash-Up (Part One)

Posted on August 11, 2018

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 →

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My Review of ‘Attack the Block’ (2011)

Posted on August 9, 2018

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 →

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The Mole People (A Bad Movie Review) — Part Three

Posted on August 4, 2018

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 →

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My Review of ‘Scene of the Crime’ (1949)

Posted on August 2, 2018

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 →

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The Mole People (A Bad Movie Review) — Part Two

Posted on July 28, 2018

When we left off, the boys were buried alive due to their stupid decision to retrieve a dead body that was already underground. Plus, the decision to use a rookie Sherpa. On that note, let’s return to the review! 🙂 … Continue reading →

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