Month: June 2020

This nifty British flick serves as a reminder that Christopher Lee did not star entirely in horror films during the 1970’s though one shouldn’t expect him to play nicely in this Hitchcockian thriller that has our leading man involved in murder and deceit. Directed by Sidney Hayers the film opens with a woman casually strolling […]… Continue reading Diagnosis : Murder (1974) — Mike’s Take On the Movies ………. Rediscovering Cinema’s Past

By: John M Jerva At this rate, I don’t think any new films are going to be released theatrically as more and more titles keep getting more and more delayed. Last week alone, Tenet from director Christopher Nolan and Disney’s live action adaptation of MULAN both moved away from July to August further implementing the […]… Continue reading Paramount Pictures Delays Michael B. Jordan’s WITHOUT REMORSE to February 2021 —

Catching up: Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, I can’t help feeling, was robbed of its shot at becoming a word-of-mouth blockbuster thriller that makes audiences scream happily. (As it is, the film, whose release was stunted by COVID-19 and the closure of movie theaters, still managed to scare up a decent amount via streaming and […]… Continue reading The Invisible Man (2020) — Rob’s Movie Vault

In celebrating Tom Cruise week, it’s about time to look back at 2010’s Knight and Day, the action-comedy most want to forget. via ‘Knight and Day (2010)’: Throwback Review — DC’s Take

As the newly-minted 20th Century Studios logo opened the Jack London adaptation The Call of the Wild, I didn’t have much in the way of expectation for this CGI dog movie. I ended up pleasantly surprised that this celebration of nature, so much of which is ironically artificial, has a genuine heart and a storyteller’s […]… Continue reading The Call of the Wild (2020) Mini-Review — A Voyage through Film

“It is not improbabilities of incident but improbabilities of character that matter.” – Thomas Hardy In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1964 film Marnie, Tippi Hedren’s title character is a kleptomaniac embezzler/con artist with crippling phobias of thunder, lightning, and the color red. When it comes to the building of a fictional person, that’s a lot. It’s a […]… Continue reading Marnie (1964) Mini-Review: A Hitchcock Skeleton Key — A Voyage through Film

First, a couple honorable mentions: Ariel Saves Eric and Commits to Her Choice, from The Little Mermaid. After a storm ravages Prince Eric’s ship, Ariel rescues him and takes him ashore. After he comes to and his men retrieve him, Ariel hides herself and reprises her “I want” song, “Part of Your World”, climaxing in […]… Continue reading Top 5 Badass Disney Princess Moments — A Voyage through Film

Before I watched 2011’s The Adjustment Bureau, I had concerns. A tale of a secret cabal covertly adjusting society at key pressure points in service of an enigmatic “Plan” seemed at risk of tripping conspiracy theory alarm bells, at a time when the fun has been taken out of conspiracies. But the tack the film […]… Continue reading The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Mini-Review — A Voyage through Film

If any mention of strange goings on at Niagara Falls mostly brings to mind weirdos in barrels and a Marilyn Monroe thriller, prepare yourself for some eerie shocks with Disappearance At Clifton Hill. Abby (Tuppence Middleton) is just a child when she sees a boy with one eye gouged out, hiding in a wood near […]… Continue reading Disappearance At Clifton Hill: trailer and poster — Caution Spoilers

Mid Year Update June 2020 There is so much about the year 2020 that is unique and distinct. To most of us, it feels like, life will always be viewed in two parts – before the pandemic and after the pandemic. It has changed the way we live in the most drastic ways and these […]… Continue reading 2020 – The Year Of A Hundred Books — Airak