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Tag Archives: Adventure
Walter Huston in ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ for the ‘O Canada! Blogathon’
How to describe this movie. It’s an adventure film. It’s a drama. It’s a Western (or neo-Western). It is also a classic film and, as it happens, one of the first Hollywood movies to be shot on location outside the … Continue reading
My Review of ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969)
Apparently, this film includes “virtually everything in the novel” it’s based upon, according to Wikipedia. That, in itself, is unusual. But it is hardly the movie’s only peculiarity. If you’ve never seen this entry in the James Bond franchise, but … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s Movies, Bond Movies, Movie Reviews
Tagged Action Films, Action-Adventure, Adventure, Bond, Bond Movies, James Bond, Movie Review, Spy Movies, Spy Thriller, Thriller
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Episode 3 of ‘Buck Rogers’
Hello, there! 🙂 Ready for another exciting episode of Buck Rogers? Well, ready or not, here you go! 🙂 PS: Please consider supporting the blog on Patreon! I’ve just added a complete two-book ebook of all my film noir and … Continue reading
Posted in Public Domain Movies, Saturday Matinee
Tagged Action Films, Action-Adventure, Adventure, B-Movie, B-Movies, Saturday Matinee, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
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Episode 2 of ‘Buck Rogers’
Well, hello! And a happy day to you! As promised, here’s Part Two of Buck Rogers! 🙂
Reel Infatuation with De Niro and Grodin in ‘Midnight Run’
Not long ago, someone asked me to recommend a good comedy. This movie was one that came right to mind. When I told this person that Robert De Niro was hilarious in it, the response was one of complete disbelief. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogathan, Buddy Film, Comedy, Crime Fiction, Crime Movies
Tagged Action Films, Action Movie, Action-Adventure, Adventure, Blogathon, Buddy Film, Comedy, Crime Film, Road Picture
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My Review of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ (2011)
Today I’m doing a movie review of Cowboys & Aliens from 2011, which I saw recently. And I have it in text and video! Cool, huh? 🙂 This movie is a definite twist on the old “Nameless Drifter Who Comes … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Action Films, Adventure, Genre Bender, Movie Review, Neo-Western, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Westerns
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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 ‘Trouble Is My Business’ (2018)
One of the nice things about Trouble Is My Business is that it makes no bones about exactly what it is. Clearly, the film is a love letter to the movies of yesteryear—specifically, those in the film noir style. Having … Continue reading
Posted in Crime Movies, Indie Film, Neo-Noir
Tagged Action, Action-Adventure, Adventure, Crime Film, Crime Thriller, Indie Film, Neo-Noir
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My Review of ‘Time After Time’ (1979)
Time After Time is a very clever time travel movie. It’s also something of the genre-bender, in that it’s a science fiction/thriller/romantic suspense movie. And it’s a fictionalized account involving real people—one of whom wrote a novel about a time … Continue reading
Posted in Blogathan, Movie Reviews, Romance
Tagged Adventure, Blogathon, Movie Review, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Thriller, Time Travel
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My Review of ‘Help!’ (1965)
In lieu of the Saturday Matinee, this review is being submitted as part of the “Movie Scientist Blogathon: The Good, the Mad, the Lonely”, hosted by Christina Wehner and Ruth of Silver Screenings. In the case of this film, it would … Continue reading
Posted in Blogathan, Comedy, Movie Reviews, Musicals
Tagged Adventure, Beatles, Blogathon, Comedy, Movie Review, Musical, Musicals
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