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Three Amigos! (1989) Dir: John Landis Stars: Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Martin Short and Alfonso Arau Caught this one on cable last weekend.  I suppose there are two reasons I like this comedy so much: first of all, it is … Continue reading →

Taken (2009) Dir: Pierre Morel Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace This is apparently my “January of 2009” update for you today – that’s right, I neglected to see these two titles in the theaters last winter, but … Continue reading →

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Jonathan Rhys-Davies and Denholm Elliott I could not, would not, in good conscience post an entry like the one below without an equally positive … Continue reading →

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone and Cate Blanchett I’m going to go over my notes, which I started taking about three minutes into … Continue reading →

Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2009) Director: Nicholas Stoller Stars: Jason Segal, Kristen Bell, Paul Rudd, Bill Hader and Mila Kunis Hello, friends.  Have you ever found yourself inexplicably craving a romantic comedy with a nice long shot of male genitalia?  To … Continue reading →

Good afternoon, Friends – welcome to my first BREAKING NEWS update:   This entry, brief though it may be, is dedicated to Drew, Jeremy, Mark and all my other pals so very fascinated with the 1990 classic Scorsese picture, Goodfellas.  … Continue reading →

Shutter Island (2010) Director: Martin Scorsese Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley and Max Von Sydow If you’ve watched Scorsese’s library of films, you know that he applies a certain signature to his films using different techniques.  Quick and … Continue reading →

Body of Lies (2009) Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe and Mark Strong There was an article from last year, I think in the Hollywood Reporter, about the excellent quality of recent Iraq war movies.  The article covered … Continue reading →

Convoy (1978) Director: Sam Peckinpah Stars: Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Burt Young, Ernest Borgnine and Seymour Cassel You may have read some of my other entries and realized by now that I am a total sucker for a film with … Continue reading →

Get Carter (1971) Director: Mike Hodges Stars: Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, John Osborne and Britt Ekland I’m not going to spend too much time on this title, but let me just say, this is my kind of movie.  In the … Continue reading →