Daily Archives: April 15, 2024

Classic Film Review: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” Proletarian Peasants, the Spanking Sisters of Castle Anthrax and Knights who say NI!” (1975)

One rarely channel surfs past “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” when it pops up on broadcast or cable TV. Renewing your acquiantance with the funniest movie of 1975 and probably the silliest movie ever made is a guilty pleasure … Continue reading

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John Cleese on “Creativity,” “Executives” who don’t understand it, and The War on Drag

Eighty-four years old, sharp as a tack and still damned funny, John Cleese charmed, tickled and regaled a packed house at Greater Orlando’s Enzian Theater last night as a special event for this year’s Florida Film Festival. He talked about … Continue reading

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Netflixable? “Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp,” the scamp

Decades of co-starring human actors with CGI animated ones in kiddie comedies haven’t exactly produced a new golden age for children’s entertainment. A hit here and there, but nothing you can imagine kids embracing, generation after generation, has been the … Continue reading

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