I am not, by any means, a Shakespeare scholar, but I know it when I see it, and Succession is a meal basted in the juices of King Lear. From the press release: Set in New York City, this witty drama follows the Roy family – headed by the aging patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox; […]
Read more "Digital Review – Succession: Season 1 – HBO"Hello friends, I recorded a podcast to chat about a handful of Warner Archive Collection releases. The music is from Maxime Blegent from their Creative Commons 1: Experiences album used under Creative Commons License 3.0.
Read more "FilmRuminations: The Podcast – Episode 1"The Swimmer Director: Frank Perry Screenplay: Eleanor Perry Minutes: 95 Year: 1968 Score: 8.13 Release: Grindhouse Releasing When I was growing up I always thought that forty was the age to be considered Over the Hill, recently I was told that it is fifty, but I suspect this is on my mind because I am […]
Read more "Essential Series – The Swimmer – Grindhouse Releasing"The Man Who Cheated Himself Director: Felix Feist Screenplay: Seton I. Miller and Philip MacDonald Minutes: 81 Year: 1950 Score: 7.87 Release: Flicker Alley I try not to banter the word “great” around too much because any idea can be watered down if you say it too much, but The Man Who Cheated Himself is […]
Read more "Blu-ray Review – The Man Who Cheated Himself – Flicker Alley"Supergirl Director: Jeannot Szwarc Screenplay: David Odell Minutes: 124 Year: 1984 Score: 6.67 Release: Warner Archive Collection Here’s the thing, the movie is goofy, a little uneven, and cute, I enjoyed this movie, but there is a huge problem but is not the movies fault. Supergirl is a testament to the different entertainment models between […]
Read more "Blu-ray Review – Supergirl – Warner Archive Collection"Good morning film fans. Over the weekend I joined friend of the blog David Blakeslee and my new nemesis (his decision, I am excited to watch his career) Robert Taylor to chat about Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s THE AMERICAN SOLDIER. You can listen to it right here, or following the link below. https://media.blubrry.com/criterioncast/s/criterioncast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Criterion-Reflections-Episode-029-The-American-Soldier.mp3 Criterion […]
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