AT HOME #30 – “Werewolves Within” (2021) – Howl to make a bad film
Forest ranger Finn Wheeler (Sam Richardson) has just been transferred to his new post – the middle-of-nowhere community of Beaverfield, U.S.A.. Nestled in the snowy…
AT HOME #29 – “Good On Paper” – Bad on Screen
Making a dramatic film in which the main character is a stand up comedian is always a risky proposition. If the stand up bits aren’t…
AT HOME #28 – “RAW” (2016) – Yeah, No Kidding
Many moons ago, I was a fan of gore or, at least, the playful kind of splatter on display in the popular 80s Horror film…
HOME VIDEO – “On Borrowed Time” (1939) – On Second Thought…
According to an article posted on TCMs “On Borrowed Time” page, this 1939 movie, starring Lionel Barrymore, goes back to Chaucer and a story he…
AT HOME #26 “Sam Whiskey” (1969) – Watered Down, But Worth A Look
Need proof that Burt Reynolds was cool from the get-go? Look no further than this easy going Western, where Reynolds plays the title character –…
HOME VIDEO: “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (1941) – Unhitched-cock gem
According to Patrick McGillian’s remarkable biography of Alfred Hitchcock, “Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light”, the legendary “Master of Suspense” agreed to direct…
AT HOME #24 – “The Lobster” (2015) – Shell Game
The Land of Lanthimos – that’s Greek writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos – is filled with so much weirdness that, after a while, it all seems so…
SO-SO’S 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW
No two ways about it – 2021 has been another year for the garbage dump. Covid-19 has kept us stuck in our homes, away from…
AT HOME #23 – “Hello, My Name Is Doris” (2015) – Doris Days and Doris Nights
Doris has a crush on the new guy at the office. When she’s not daydreaming about the two of them sucking face, she’s concocting excuses…
HOME VIDEO – “Hearts of the West” (1975) – Learning From Your Own Myth-takes
Picked this one up on ebay – what a delight. It’s the mid 1930s and Louis Tater, a very young and very naive ‘writer of…