Under the Volcano (1984)
“Hell is my natural habitat.” Not too many actors could pull off a sustained drunken performance throughout the entire length of a film. Albert Finney does just that as “Geoffrey…
Best & Worst Seinfeld Episodes
The Baby Shower Kramer engineers an illegal cable hookup. George is mad because some chick humiliated him by spilling chocolate syrup all over him years ago. He shows up at…
Stand-Up Comedians
WOODY ALLEN"I feel sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it's fantastic." Academy Award-winning director Woody Allen (Bananas) started out as a comedy writer, earning just $75 a…
Across 110th Street (1972)
“If you steal $300,000 from the mob, it’s not robbery. It’s suicide." Whenever I come across a blurb about Across 110th Street, the word “gritty” is inevitably used to describe…
Ace in the Hole (1951)
“Bad news sells best. Cause good news is no news.” A devastating critique of American culture directed by the legendary Billy Wilder, Ace in the Hole (AKA The Big Carnival)…
About Schmidt (2002)
“Relatively soon, I will die. Maybe in 20 years, maybe tomorrow, it doesn't matter. Once I am dead and everyone who knew me dies too, it will be as though…
Legends of the Blues
"The blues is an art of ambiguity, an assertion of the irrepressibly human over all circumstance whether created by others or by one's own human failings. They . . .…
Music Video Reviews [1981-2011]
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star [1981]In my mind and in my car | We can't rewind we've gone too far | Pictures came and broke your heart…
The Doors: A Retrospective
"In the beginning we were creating our music, ourselves, every night . . . starting with a few outlines, maybe a few words for a song. Sometimes we worked out…
Abandon Ship! (1957)
“Why are the wicked always so strong?” A truly bleak and disturbing but thoroughly captivating drama on the high seas, Abandon Ship! (original UK title: Seven Waves Away) focuses on a diverse group of…