Daily Archives: March 30, 2025

Movie Preview: A post-apocalyptic thriller that’s Born to Be Brutal — “Steppenwolf”

This nihilistic stomp through Mad Max Kazakhstan has a “Here’s your future, should you refuse to evolve” vibe. No, this “Steppenwolf” has nothing to do with the band, the comic book character or the Herman Hesse novel that inspired them … Continue reading

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Richard Chamberlain: 1934-2025, Mr. Miniseries of “Thornbirds” and “Shogun” dies the day before his 91st Birthday

Richard Chamberlain, whose death was confirmed today, came to fame as a “teen idol,” the “McDreamy” of his day playing a young physician on the TV version of “Dr. Kildare.” He had a few shots at big screen stardom — … Continue reading

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Classic Film Review: Luis Buñuel serves up Colonialism’s “Death in the Garden” (1956)

Of all the “star entrances” the classic cinema has given us, from the “Stagecoach” rolling up on stranded John Wayne to Orson Welles, glimpsed in the shadows in “The Third Man” and Marlene Dietrich, dolled up and ready to sing … Continue reading

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