Movie Review: 984: Prisoner of the Future (1982) directed by Tibor Takacs It is the indefinite near future, and 984 is a prisoner…somewhere. Previously, he’d been Tom Weston (Stephen Markle), a slightly smarmy corporate executive. It’s not clear what his corporation did, as the flashbacks are maddeningly vague, but they were somehow either involved with or… Continue reading Movie Review: 984: Prisoner of the Future
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Movie Review: The Case of the Velvet Claws
Movie Review: The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) directed by William Clemens Perry Mason (Warren Williams) invades the night court of Judge Mary F O’Daugherty (Clara Blandick) with an urgent matter–marrying his secretary, Della Street (Claire Dodd)! As the happy couple pose for the press photographers, Perry announces his retirement from criminal law. From now… Continue reading Movie Review: The Case of the Velvet Claws
Movie Review: The Ballad of Andy Crocker
Movie Review: The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) directed by George McCowan Corporal Andy Crocker (Lee Majors) is a hero. At least that’s what the medal he won for bravery and getting wounded in action in Vietnam says. But his draft obligation is finally over, and Andy is flying back to the States with his best… Continue reading Movie Review: The Ballad of Andy Crocker
Movie Review: The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Movie Review: The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935) directed by Ford Beebe On the island of Sujan in the Indian Ocean, the natives worship the horse god. They venerate all horses, but only one is the incarnation of the horse god, the God-Horse Rex, King of the Wild Horses (Rex). Wealthy and unscrupulous polo player… Continue reading Movie Review: The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Movie Review: The Living Daylights
Movie Review: The Living Daylights (1987) directed by John Glen As part of a training exercise, several 00-class agents of British intelligence agency MI6 are assigned to infiltrate the military installation on the Rock of Gibraltar. The defenders are armed with paint-guns, but there’s a ringer, a Soviet agent who is taking the opportunity to kill… Continue reading Movie Review: The Living Daylights
Movie Review: Mark of the Vampire
Movie Review: Mark of the Vampire (1935) directed by Tod Browning (also released as “Vampires of Prague”) Czechoslovakia, 1934, near the city of Prague. It is growing dark, but in the inn run by a local fellow (Michael Visaroff), two English travelers want to be on their way. The innkeeper warns that vampires roam these parts… Continue reading Movie Review: Mark of the Vampire
Movie Review: Fatal Attraction
Movie Review: Fatal Attraction (1987) directed by Adrian Lyne Dan Gallegher (Michael Douglas) has a pretty comfortable life. He loves his wife Beth (Ann Archer) and daughter Ellen (Ellen Latzen) and has a well-paid job as the house lawyer for a publishing firm in New York City. Things are going so well that the family is… Continue reading Movie Review: Fatal Attraction
Movie Review: Broadway Limited
Movie Review: Broadway Limited (1941) directed by Gordon Douglas Our story opens in Chicago, where Hollywood director Ivan Ivansky (Leonid Kinskey), his top star April Tremaine (Marjorie Woodworth) and personal assistant Patsy Riley (Patsy Kelly) are promoting their most recent movie. It’s going swell, but Ivansky is already planning his next movie, which will have a… Continue reading Movie Review: Broadway Limited
Movie Review: Coogan’s Bluff
Movie Review: Coogan’s Bluff (1968) directed by Don Siegel Deputy Sheriff Coogan (Clint Eastwood) is sent from his native Arizona to New York City to extradite escaped felon James Ringerman (Don Stroud). He expects it to be a quick process, but Ringerman had a bad trip on LSD and is currently under observation at Bellevue. NYPD… Continue reading Movie Review: Coogan’s Bluff
Movie Review: Woman on the Run (1950)
Movie Review: Woman on the Run (1950) directed by Norman Foster Frank Johnson (Ross Elliott) is out walking his dog Rembrandt (uncredited) one evening when he witnesses a gangland slaying. He gets a good look at the killer, but not vice versa as the gunman shoots at his shadow instead before driving off. When the police,… Continue reading Movie Review: Woman on the Run (1950)