Retro Review: White Christmas (1954).
Retro Review: White Christmas (1954). Perhaps the most famous Christmas musical, White Christmas is a better movie than it is a musical. Musicals are back in fashion in Hollywood recently, [more]
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Retro Review: Battlestar Galactica (1978).
Retro Review: Battlestar Galactica (1978). This grand space odyssey roars out of the gate but malfunctions in the second act and has to limp home on impulse power. Star Wars [more]
Retro Review Triple Feature: Murder on the Orient Express.
Retro Review Triple Feature: Murder on the Orient Express. Before we tackle Kenneth Branagh’s new film, we did a marathon viewing of three versions of Agatha Christie’s most famous murder [more]
Retro Review: Rankin/Bass Mad Monster Party.
Retro Review: Rankin/Bass Mad Monster Party. We return to the wonders of Animagic to see if Rankin and Bass’ Halloween offering can rival their Christmas classics. Jules Bass and Arthur [more]
Retro Review: The SAW Franchise.
Retro Review: The SAW Franchise. After nearly a decade, Jigsaw is back. We go back to the original films to talk about the good, bad, and deadly of the SAW [more]
Retro Review: Bionicle – Mask of Light (2003).
Retro Review: Bionicle – Mask of Light (2003). Before The LEGO Movie and Ninjago, there was Bionicle The Movie: Mask of Light. While a bit dated, it’s actually a decent [more]
Retro Review: Steamboy (2004).
Retro Review: Steamboy (2004). Steamboy is a sumptuous steam-punk adventure from the creative mind behind Akira. Although it failed to entrance me with its story, this weekend’s animated feature Leap! [more]
Retro Review: The Limey (1999)
Retro Review: The Limey (1999). The Limey is a gripping crime thriller about loss and revenge told out of sequence. Director Steven Soderbergh is famous for the slick Ocean’s Eleven [more]
Retro Review: Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Retro Review: Elevator to the Gallows (1958) To honor French cinema icon Jeanne Moreau’s passing, we look at her ground-breaking crime thriller, Elevator to the Gallows. July was a tough [more]
Retro Review: Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978).
Retro Review: Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978). We take a another look at the short-lived Spider-Man craze of the 70’s with his second TV movie. I had so much fun watching [more]
Retro Review: Spider-Man (1977)
Retro Review: Spider-Man (1977) Marvel’s wall crawling hero, Spider-Man, got his first live action feature as a low-tech but fun TV movie. As we prepare for the latest incarnation of [more]
Retro Review Triple Play: Alien Trilogy.
Retro Review Triple Play: Alien Trilogy. We review the Alien Trilogy before seeing Covenant. Also, nobody mentions Alien Ressurection. This week director Ridley Scott returns to the franchise he created [more]