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
“Zelig” (1983) initially seems to be a case of one joke – that Leonard Zelig (Woody Allen) has chameleon abilities that allow him to blend
The best thing to be said about “The Slumber Party Massacre” (1982) is that it’s easy to watch. You might check more than once to