“Whether we attack or stay, there is only death” – Lt. General Yoshitsugu Saito, commander of the Japanese forces on Saipan. He took his own life during the final battle for control of the island. What really happened: On July … Read more
“You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food” – Paul Prudhomme In The Menu, from director Mark Mylod, you actually need to be able to afford a gold fork in order to dine at Hawthorne. The cost of … Read more
“Prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy. And the thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children and the children yet unborn.…” – Mamie Till-Mobley In the summer of 1955, Mamie Till-Bradley … Read more
“That was some of the best flying I’ve seen yet. Right up to the part where you got killed. You never, never leave your wing man” – Michael Ironside as Jester in the original Top Gun The fact that over … Read more
“What is even more baffling than allowing a franchise to run on too long is not allowing one to reach its full potential.” – Justin Bruce Before watching this film, I made a pact with myself that if they killed … Read more
“Do you expect me to talk?” No Mister Bond, I expect you to die.” – an exchange between Sean Connery as James Bond and Gert Fröbe in 1964’s Goldfinger. No Time to Die is the 25th movie from Eon Productions. … Read more
Films anchored by female villains are still not too commonplace, even less so are ones garnering major awards. But with Promising Young Woman and I Care a Lot, we have two concurrent examples. Darkly comic yet deadly serious, each features a British … Read more
Every so often, two movies that are more or less seen as being the same thing are released in close proximity to each other. We have another case of that here, even more amazing considering that hardly any movies are going … Read more
“Slip to the darkside and cross that line.” – Eddie and the Cruisers In my past evaluations of the Star Wars films, I was very generous in doling out high praise. I was so enthralled with the imagination on display and wrenching moments … Read more
“The clown may be the source of mirth, but – who shall make the clown laugh?” – Angela Carter I owe the makers of Joker a big apology. Yes, they did screw a lot up, but at least that film’s … Read more