“Just deal with it” is my knee-jerk response to celebrities who complain about the price of fame. But in “Stardust Memories” (1980), Sandy Bates –
After seeing so many follow-ups that are influenced by momentary trends rather than by what made the original “Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) stand out,
After the lightweight “Meatballs” (1979) and the entertaining “Caddyshack” (1980), I’m back in the mode of “How did these guys end up making the brilliant
“Sleeper” (1973) perhaps struck audiences as wildly clever upon its release. A rare science fiction film from writer-director Woody Allen (co-writing with Marshall Brickman), this
“Dark Skies” (2013) – no relation to the 1990s TV series of the same name – is a strong movie considering how filled it is
I’ve been reading a fair amount of old books lately (as readers of my Sleuthing Sundays series know) and I notice characters often pause for
I can tell from “What’s New Pussycat” (1965) that Woody Allen has a background in stand-up comedy and theater. His knack for peppering set-ups and
Unlike many slasher hits, 1974’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” didn’t immediately yield a ton of sequels. The first came out in 1986, and it was
“Godzilla vs. Kong” (HBO Max), like the three previous films in the Monsterverse series, is better at creature battles than it is at anything deeper
Director/co-writer Harold Ramis and actor Bill Murray continue their march from “Meatballs” to “Ghostbusters” with “Caddyshack” (1980), which itself is considered a comedy classic. Should