Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy stars the late, great Gene Wilder as Dr. Frankenstein’s grandson, who insists that it’s pronounced “Fronkensteen” and that he’s not mad like his grandfather – until he goes to Transylvania… Like […]
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Ghost in the Shell
We take a look at anime classic Ghost in the Shell, ahead of its upcoming live-action remake – even though there’s basically already been one. It’s called The Matrix. Japanese […]
Underworld: Blood Wars
Talky, tedious and preposterous, Underworld: Dud Bores is the fifth entry into the franchise about warring vampires and werewolves – like Twilight with better acting. I could tell you that it’s so […]
Jackie
Set in the aftermath of President Kennedy’s assassination, this triple-Oscar nominee follows Jackie Kennedy, played by Natalie Portman – a less than enticing proposition for anyone who’s previously watched her play a […]
Harold and Maude
A funeral-crashing youngster (Bud Cort) and a 79-year-old car thief (Ruth Gordon) form an unlikely romance in 1971 cult comedy Harold and Maude, not to be confused with Harold & Kumar Get […]
Armageddon
Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler star in 1998’s Armageddon, as in “Armageddon a massive headache.” This disaster (of a) movie opens with an explanation of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, delivered […]
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro is a Studio Ghibli classic about a family who move into a house on the edge of an enchanted forest to be near their mother in hospital – not to […]
Split
Just in time for Oscar season comes M. Night Shyamalan’s Split, in which a man with 23 personalities (James McAvoy) abducts three girls who don’t have one personality between them. […]
Manchester by the Sea
The next big Oscar contender is Manchester by the Sea, even though Manchester is nowhere near the sea. Everyone knows that. Manchester in this case is in Massachusetts, hometown of brothers Lee and […]
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
In 1917, Baby Jane Hudson is a famous child star, with the look of Shirley Temple and the voice of Alanis Morissette. 45 years later, the bitter Jane (Bette Davis) and her […]
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