Movies
March 14, 2019
“She Done Him Wrong” (1933) – Make Me Watch It #27
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The latest subject of Make Me Watch It is She Done Him Wrong (1933), directed by Lowell Sherman. The updated and maintained list of options for “Make Me Watch It” can be found here. You can name up to ten movies you’d like me to cover here. The series can also be found on Stitcher, on iTunes, or in a direct RSS feed.
March 9, 2019
“Captain Marvel” – Movie Review
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Marvel’s latest movie is the first to have a solo female lead, released on International Women’s Day. How is it? More…
March 2, 2019
Film Review: Alita – Battle Angel
Alexander Case anime adaptation, film, James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez Movies
RBack in the ’90s, James Cameron optioned the rights to do a film adaptation of Yukito Kishiro’s manga Battle Angel Alita, and now he’s finally managed to produce that adaptation – though he had to hand off directing duties to Robert Rodriguez. So, how well did this passion project turn out?
February 14, 2019
“In the Mood for Love” (2000) – Make Me Watch It #26
W. Blaine Dowler Criterion Collection, Make Me Watch It, Podcast, Wong Kar-Wai Movies
The latest subject of Make Me Watch It is In the Mood for Love (2000), directed by Wong Kar-Wai. The updated and maintained list of options for “Make Me Watch It” can be found here. You can name up to ten movies you’d like me to cover here. The series can also be found on Stitcher, on iTunes, or in a direct RSS feed.
January 14, 2019
“Robinson Crusoe on Mars” (1964) – Make Me Watch It #25
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The latest subject of Make Me Watch It is Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), directed by Byron Haskin. The updated and maintained list of options for “Make Me Watch It” can be found here. You can name up to ten movies you’d like me to cover here. The series can also be found on Stitcher, on iTunes, or in a direct RSS feed.
December 23, 2018
“Mary Poppins Returns”: Movie Review
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It took over 50 years, but this Disney classic finally got a sequel. Is it a Toy Story level sequel that easily stands beside or above the original, is it a direct to video cash grab quality sequel that never should have been made, or is it something in between?
December 23, 2018
Movie Review: Aquaman (2018)
DC’s latest attempt at making a big splash with their cinematic universe has arrived.
December 23, 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Review
Odds are good you grew up with Spider-Man. He was made when you were a kid, you watched his cartoon, slept on his sheets, and left the house wearing him on your butt. This is about Miles Morales, who is not your Spider-Man, he’s the new Spider-Man. To introduce us, they bring in our Peter Parker Spider-Man, but who has also aged with us, so now he’s a middle aged, divorced web-slinger with a bit of a gut. To flesh out the story, we get Spider-Gwen, the young punk version of the original Spider-Man’s girlfriend with Spidey powers, and just to flesh it all out we also have the 1930 black and white Spider-Man Noir, Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham, and Peni Parker, the anime Spider-Mech pilot. With all of this, obviously there is something for everyone, or did you need some More…
March 23, 2019
Movie Review – “Shazam!”
W. Blaine Dowler DCEU, Justice League Movies
What do you get when you combine the wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, and the speed of Mercury? The best DC comics superhero movie since Wonder Woman, that’s what!
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