Disney Marathon: ‘Lilo & Stitch’
This is the very definition of a Disney fan favourite. A messy production, an attempt to redefine the company image and poke fun at itself. Often these are not a good idea for… Continue reading
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Retro Movie Review: ‘Punishment Park’ (1971)
Director: Peter Watkins Cast: Mark Keats, Gladys Golden, Sanford Golden, Sigmund Rich, George Gregory, Katherine Quittner, Carmen Argenziano Plot: Under the Nixon presidency, a tribunal is establish to deal with anti-government activists. They… Continue reading
Spotlight On: Cloris Leachman
Recently we mourned the loss of a beloved veteran of film and television, Cloris Leachman. A former beauty pageant contestant, Leachman trained in the art of acting under the tutelage of legendary filmmaker… Continue reading
Disney Marathon: ‘The Wild’
The last time we looked at Sleeping Beauty, one of the best known and most recognisable movies in the Disney canon. Now it’s time for one of the most forgotten and buried Disney… Continue reading
Disney Marathon: ‘Sleeping Beauty’
We’re on holiday, and that means we’re going to smash out some more Disney reviews! For someone who’s a bit of a Disney nerd you’d be surprised to hear that I’ve never seen… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Tammy and the T-Rex’
In 1994, Stewart Raffill who wrote and directed the legendarily terrible 1988 film Mac and Me was approached by a man with an animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex. This man was taking the mechanical dinosaur… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘The Room’ (2019)
An English language French thriller about getting everything you want at no cost.
Disney Marathon: ‘The Lion King’
We can never have enough big cats. Last week we had a tiger, now we have a whole pride of lions! And a meerkat! For those just joining us, this is a movie… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘The Undertaker and His Pals’
Anyone who has read many of my Retro Reviews know that I have a love for sleazy, cheap, exploitative, grindhouse flicks. While these movies are fun, there is a common complaint that many… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Poltergeist’
Horror is often used as a mirror for the dark side of our society. In Reagans’ America the rich got richer and the nuclear family headed in record numbers to the suburbs to… Continue reading
