Tag Archives: Adventure

Walter Huston in ‘The Treasure of the Sierra Madre’ for the ‘O Canada! Blogathon’

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Debbi

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 →

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My Review of ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ (1969)

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Debbi

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 →

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Episode 3 of ‘Buck Rogers’

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Debbi

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 →

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Episode 2 of ‘Buck Rogers’

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Debbi

Well, hello! And a happy day to you! As promised, here’s Part Two of Buck Rogers! 🙂

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Reel Infatuation with De Niro and Grodin in ‘Midnight Run’

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Debbi

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 →

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My Review of ‘Cowboys & Aliens’ (2011)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Debbi

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 →

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

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Debbi

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 ‘Trouble Is My Business’ (2018)

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Debbi

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 →

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My Review of ‘Time After Time’ (1979)

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Debbi

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 →

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My Review of ‘Help!’ (1965)

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Debbi

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 →

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