- John Hansen
- May 2, 2025
Argento makes horror operatic in ‘Opera’ (1987)
By the time of his ninth film in the horror-thriller genre, people knew what to expect from Dario Argento, but he has that knack –
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- Tom Simmons
- May 1, 2025
Merle’s memories: ‘Sing Me Back Home: My Story’ (1981)
Country superstar singer-songwriter-fiddler Merle Haggard (1937-2016) was a rowdy youngster. He spent time in prison and reform schools (from which he repeatedly absconded). Eventually, he
- John Hansen
- April 30, 2025
‘Spirit of St. Louis’ (1957) shows the technical side of the spectacular
Charles Lindbergh’s biography is so fascinating that his 1927 New York-to-Paris flight is arguably not even the craziest event. That event is the entire purview
- John Hansen
- April 28, 2025
‘TMNT’ Season 6 (1992) episodes 9-16 aren’t too scary
The back half of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 6 (1992, CBS) has some episodes with fully developed sitcom-esque plots and life lessons for kids,
- John Hansen
- April 27, 2025
With ‘The High Window’ (1942), Chandler sets a high bar
Raymond Chandler himself said his contribution to the hardboiled genre was style. That’s evident in “The Big Sleep,” which some say has an incomprehensible plot,
- Tom Simmons
- April 25, 2025
Evaders in cars? No! It’s ‘Invaders from Mars’ (1953)
“Invaders from Mars” (1953) depicts paranoia from the perspective of a youngster during the Red Scare. The funny thing about paranoia is that sometimes you’re
- John Hansen
- April 24, 2025
‘French Connection’ (1971) lets you make own conclusions about Drug War
Because it’s been so influential on future crime actioners, “The French Connection” (1971) at first blush is an underwhelming Best Picture winner. But when I
- John Hansen
- April 23, 2025
‘Kiss Me, Stupid’ (1964) is a stupid thing to watch if you dislike farces
There’s nothing harder to watch than an unfunny comedy, and for me personally, a bad farce is the worst kind. Although it’s not a detestable
- John Hansen
- April 21, 2025
I kinda love how ‘Heart Eyes’ mixes rom-com with slasher
“Heart Eyes” may have finally arrived at the solution to the date-movie marketing problem wherein the gal wants to see a rom-com and the guy
- John Hansen
- April 20, 2025
Chandler makes Marlowe human in ‘Farewell, My Lovely’ (1940)
Having taken the baton from Dashiell Hammett for his first Philip Marlowe novel, “The Big Sleep” (1939), Raymond Chandler works on making his hardboiled private