Assorted Film Reviews
2,000 MANIACS! [1964]"This is gonna be the best centennial we ever had. Dogged if we don't!" The southern town of Pleasant Valley was totally wiped out by Union troops during the…
2,000 MANIACS! [1964]"This is gonna be the best centennial we ever had. Dogged if we don't!" The southern town of Pleasant Valley was totally wiped out by Union troops during the…
"You must thank the gods for art, those of us who have been fortunate enough to stumble onto this means of venting our craziness, our meanness, our towering disgust .…
"If there is still one hellish, truly accursed thing in our time, it is our artistic dallying with forms, instead of being like victims burnt at the stake, signaling through…
Highly acclaimed science fiction writer J. G. Ballard once described suburbs as "the death of the soul," an endless void of cul-de-sacs, strip malls and fast-food restaurants. It’s a place…
"I've lived in this city all my life. I grew up on the Upper East Side. And when I was ten years old, I was rich, I was an aristocrat.…
Scenes of “Welton Academy” in Vermont were filmed at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware.Dustin Hoffman, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke and Bill Murray was all reportedly considered for…
“Another day to live through. Better get started.” I have to admit I occasionally find Vincent Price insufferable when he hams it up TOO much. However, I think the “Master…
“Happy? Why, I’m so happy I’d like to go up and bust someone in the nose!” Offbeat gangster flick features a solid performance by Edward G. Robinson as big-time mobster…
“Blistering Sun … Blazing Bullets!” In this superb adventure film directed by John Ford, a rapidly diminishing patrol of British cavalrymen led by “The Sergeant” (Victor McLaglen) finds themselves stranded…
“A little guilt goes a long way.” Bleak, disturbing and uncompromising, The Machinist is not necessarily a “feel-good” movie but it has definitely evolved into somewhat of a cult classic…