The fourth film was not supposed to be the last one of the series, but Bonita Granville chose to turn to more adult roles and Warner Bros. decided not to fill her gumshoes. Her Nancy is more frenetic than ever […]
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The Nancy Drew Mysteries: Epilogue
By the end of the fourth film Nancy is perhaps more frenetic and impulsive than ever — Granville plays the role as if she were destined to become an adrenalized Betty Hutton — which is simultaneously entertaining and distracting. The […]
Continue reading »Charlton Heston was Wrong
I recently came across this reference and quotation from Charlton Heston regarding westerns, and it made me think very carefully about what he was saying. “Late in 1956, Charlton Heston was asked why he had elected to follow his career-defining […]
Continue reading »Infidel (2019) ☆ ☆ 1/2
I’ve seen a lot of movies, but some of them confuse me as to the points they are trying to make. Or I just don’t get them. Sometimes it’s because they are too convoluted or specious for their own good; […]
Continue reading »Back in the Saddle
After seven months away from theaters I finally made my way back to one yesterday, and am planning to return as often as I can to catch up on 2020 release reviews and enjoy filmgoing once again. However, I want […]
Continue reading »Unhinged (2020) ☆ ☆ 1/2
Seven months after my last recent release review, I’ve finally been back to an actual theater. Theatres are open again, although there isn’t much to see yet, and I will be making the effort to see what I can and […]
Continue reading »Singin’ in the Rain (1952) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of June 14 – 20, 2020 My final choice for this category is the film considered by many to be the greatest musical ever made. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t; there are others which I feel are better. […]
Continue reading »Superman: The Movie (1978) ☆ ☆ ☆ 1/2
Week of June 7 – 13, 2020 For my penultimate choice of a delightful, uplifting movie to help keep spirits up, I’m turning to a science fiction-based superhero movie that begins with the imprisonment of a trio of villains and […]
Continue reading »Back to the Beach (1987) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of May 31 – June 6, 2020 Many people seem happiest when they are on a beach somewhere (not me, but that’s not important right now). Thus, beach movies became a popular fixture of 1960s cinema, especially when American […]
Continue reading »Bubble Boy (2001) ☆ ☆ ☆
Week of May 24 – 30, 2020 Once in a while you run across a wacky movie that simply charms you in ways you would never expect. Such a gem is Bubble Boy, introduced to me by my good friend […]
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