They Shot the Piano Player (2024)
Spanish director Fernando Truaba is one of those [...]
Archive for March, 1983
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
When Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life ended I just kind of sat there not sure what to think. I wasn’t sure exactly how to pull it all together and I’m not sure that the guys could either. It’s yet another Monty Python comedy, sure, I have seen all of their movies multiple times and […]
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
The Black Stallion Returns is a movie that was sort of inevitable but not entirely necessary. Successful movies these days breed sequels often whether they are necessary or not. I had such deep admiration for The Black Stallion that perhaps I just didn’t know what to expect here. There was nothing at the end of […]
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Every time I see one of these films written by Neil Simon, I always wish he would just level with us. He puts his characters into a situation that is emotionally grueling; James Caan lost his wife in Chapter Two; Marsha Mason was a recovering alcoholic in Only When I Laugh; and Dinah Minoff tried […]
La Balance (1982)
Asked what my favorite film would be and I’ll answer The Godfather. There are a lot of reasons why but at the core it is a film about the world inside the criminal lifestyle, who the people are, how they relate and how they go about their business. I have a fondness for movies like […]
10 to Midnight (1983)
Wow! I never thought it would be possible for a movie to a scummier pile of garbage than Death Wish II, but here we are. I only hope that we’ve reached the basement, I do not want to imagine when lies at the depths lower than this. This is weird little exploitation bit devoid of […]
