Daily Archives: August 20, 2022

Movie Review: Crazy Korean Eye Candy of the “Alienoid” brand

So aliens have been imprisoning the worst of the worst among their criminals inside human bodies for centuries, solving a big warehousing problem for them and explaining a whole LOT of not-quite-humans scattered amongst humanity. Hellooo, Mister Musk. One of … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Kubrick’s “Killer’s Kiss” (1955)

You can look at Stanley Kubrick‘s second film as a director, “Killer’s Kiss,” as his sizzle reel, an introduction/audition for all the great films to follow. His low-budget feature filmmaking debut, the opaque and amateurish “symbolic” war picture “Fear and … Continue reading

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Movie Preview: Another version of a Classic Sentimental Take on Growing up in WWII Britain — “The Railway Children”

A period piece with kids sent away from the cities during “The Blitz,” this adventure features a soldier hiding from the authorities and a couple of familiar faces — Jenny Agutter and Tom Courtenay. Agutter’s presence in this speaks to … Continue reading

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