They Shot the Piano Player (2024)
Spanish director Fernando Truaba is one of those [...]
Archive for January, 1984
The Lonely Guy (1984)
There were moments in The Lonely Guy when I found myself nodding with recognition. Larry, the character played by Steve Martin, walks into a restaurant and to the horror of everyone in the place, he’s there to dine alone. The place goes quiet, the wait staff clears off the other place settings at his table, […]
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
I am a tenderfoot, I’ll admit it. I’m not an outdoor type. I would rather be at home with my TV and my snacks and my faithful dog then probably anywhere else in the world. Sadly, that may be the case with most of civilization, but it certainly isn’t the case with Tyler a U.S. […]
Love Letters (1984)
I wrestled with my feelings for Love Letters until the very end. I’ve seen so many movie like this about people who have affairs or are betrayed or fall in love with the wrong person that kept waiting for this movie to trip over its own feet. This is a movie about a woman who […]
The Buddy System (1984)
Ever have déjà vu? It’s that sensation of familiarity like you’re doing something that you have done before? I get that every time I write a review of a movie written by Neil Simon. When writing my reviews of Chapter Two, Only When I Laugh, I Ought to Be in Pictures and Max Dugan Returns, […]
Angel (1984)
Methinks, I detect the foul stench of a movie generated by a group of sexually over-stimulated middle-aged movie executives. Or maybe the movie just stinks. That’s always a possibility. Angel is lurid trash, an uncomfortable exploitation exercise that opens up possibilities for false entries to the fan letter section of Hustler magazine. The basic idea: […]
