Category: Movies
Living and Dying in L.A. – 1980s-style
One of my favorite movies from the 1980s is “To Live and Die in L.A.” I recently re-watched it â but also read the novel upon which the movie is based for the first time, and again began listening to the filmâs outstanding soundtrack.
Some quasi-olde-tymey movies I’ve had the chance to watch recently!
Look! Movie reviews! Nobody can get angry at movie reviews!
Thoughts on some questionable film franchises…
The summer blockbuster season has prompted me to contemplate certain long-running and generally well-liked cinematic franchises – and why they even exist.
“The devil wants to be prayed to”: The Return of Dr. Mabuse
The Return of Dr. Mabuse (1961) has enough unmaskings for an entire season of Scooby Doo. With the exception of Inspector Lohmann (Gert Frobe) nobody is exactly who they appear …
Another Meme Thing: Two Actors
This is just a thing people have been tagging me with, and even though they always say âYou donât have to comment,â well, I am a writer; if I canât comment, whatâs the point? After my answers ballooned up to column-size I decided to make it a column.
âHis lust for power knows no endâ: The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Returning to Dr Mabuse almost 30 years after Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Fritz Lang gave us a film that feels very different from its predecessors. Lang returned to the series …