I wonder what J. D. Salinger though of his son Matt not only embarrassing himself in the Albert Pyun Captain America movie, but also in the feeble romantic comedy Options.
Archive for category New Reviews
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…in which we discover that if a paranormal entity has been following you around since your childhood, it’s best to have a boyfriend who isn’t a complete jerk…
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Liz Kingsley is the insane genius behind And You Call Yourself a Scientist!
The science fiction movie Manborg overcomes its ludicrously low budget – and its Canadian origins – and becomes very entertaining.
Look at me, all caught up like I was a responsible member of the cabal or something…
Black Narcissus (1947), in which Respected Artists can get a Condemned rating from the Legion of Decency, too…
Danger: Diabolik (1967), in which it’s expected for once that we’re all rooting for the bad guys…
Dune (1984), in which the “YOU TRIED!” star genuinely is something to be halfway proud of…
The Human Tornado (1976), which eats easily 30% less rat soup than the original Dolemite…
Infra-Man (1975), in which we can all have such a thing…
Multiple Maniacs (1970), in which John Waters is forced reluctantly to concede that not even Divine can upstage Charles Manson…
Water Power (1976), in which there really is a mafia-financed porno movie loosely based on the case of the Illinois Enema Bandit, and I apologize to you all for bringing that to your attention…
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The White Buffalo (1977), in which all of Dino De Laurentiis’s mid-70’s obsessions come together in a single picture at last.
They didn’t learn their lesson with Hugo The Hippo. Brady’s Escape further proves that co-productions with communist Hungary were a bad idea.
Great pumpkin?
Jul 21
Special effects guru Stan Winston made his directorial debut with the engaging horror movie Pumpkinhead.
Jabootu correspondent Mr. Rational disproves his name by writing what I call a Guest Dissertation. Getting Hollywood to recognize even glaring flaws in popular works (I’m looking at you, James Cameron) is a daunting task, but Mr. Rational rolled up his sleeves and dived in anyway. It just goes to show that if you star in one of the most amazingly successful TV movies ever, you have a glamorous life of Robot Chicken episodes and appearances in Sucker Punch and Machete Kills in your future. Anyhoo, as this was made in 2006 (!!!!), its fittingly time for the 10 Year Reunion of their
It’s a mystery worthy of Sherlock Holmes as to why Murder By Decree has drifted into obscurity over the years.
Bits and pieces
Jul 7
A few new things around the blog:
There is a new review in Science In The Reel World.
College Coach (1933) is chiefly a look at the state of American college football in the early 30s, but makes the grade due to the team’s star quarterback being also an aspiring chemist.
There is also a new set of short reviews in Et Al. No overarching theme this time, mostly just what I’ve been watching on the Midday Movie – I can do that now! – although you’ll note a few points of accidental overlap.
And there are a few new bits in Random Film Stuff, but I’ll let you find those for yourselves.
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Liz Kingsley is the insane genius behind And You Call Yourself a Scientist!
Barely released to theaters and little seen in the decades that followed, The Phynx all the same has built an extremely bad reputation. Is it really that bad?