As much as I love movies, there are a few with which I simply do not connect, no matter how well they are made. I think this is one of them. This is because I have never developed an appreciation […]

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While the true incidents of this auto racing story occurred when I was very young, I actually remember some of the drivers, like Dan Gurney and Bruce McLaren. I don’t recall Ken Miles, who disappeared before I was aware of […]

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Historically, many people feel that the 1970s were the halcyon years for gritty crime dramas, when filmmakers like Sidney Lumet and William Friedkin and Martin Scorsese were making great and nearly great movies about cops and criminals. I do not […]

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In this particular cinematic world, ushered in with Zombieland a decade ago, zombies have risen and taken over America. People are still around, but are few and far between, and always on the run. Two men and two young women, […]

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Last week I rewatched the 1976 film Midway, which I had originally seen that year with my father, a World War II veteran. It is an all-star recreation of the Battle of Midway, filmed in “Sensurround,” and mixes actual war […]

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Some movies defy description, which is to their advantage. Some are so audacious that one wonders how they were ever made, and Jojo Rabbit certainly qualifies on that score. It’s a comedic drama about a young Nazi learning the realities […]

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I found lots of pain and not much glory in this semi-autobiographical film from Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director of films dating back to the 1970s. This one seems very connected to the director, though I do not know enough […]

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As a big fan of the Abominable Snowman, I have tried to see every movie associated with Yeti, not to mention his American cousin, Bigfoot. Most are not very good, and don’t get me started on the absurdities of Harry […]

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