Upstate Story is not going to be everyone’s cup of tea, whether it was the choice to film in black and white or the fact that it is as far away from […]
Making it Through – Upstate Story (2018)
Good Advice – Don’t Gamble With Strangers (1946)
Every now and then, Monogram Pictures would release something of note, but for the most part, their films were simply all right when it was all said and done and Don’t Gamble […]
Enemies Bound On A… – Night Train to Munich (1940)
Night Train to Munich is a World War II thriller released in 1940 that takes place just as the war is breaking out and the lines between Ally and enemy are just […]
Refusing to Stay Down – Iron Man (1951)
Jeff Chandler stars in Iron Man, a 1951 motion picture about a man who wants more out of life, but is unsure as to what that is. Working in a coal mine […]
It’s a Small World… – Downsizing (2017)
Downsizing is a pre-apocalyptic film starring Matt Damon who is shrunk down to minuscule size in order to prevent extreme climate change in the form of the next ice age. To be […]
Gee, It’s Good to be Together Again… – Christopher Robin (2018)
One always hears about the magic of Disney and sometimes it is readily apparent to the naked eye while there are times when one has to look for it. In Christopher Robin, […]
Love and Conflict in… – Hell’s Outpost (1954)
Hell’s Outpost is a solid B film from Republic Pictures, one that finds two men fighting over both money and a woman – the two things most people tend to fight over […]
Murder Made Him… – The Suspect (1944)
Most people who break the law and have a conscience feel guilty about doing so, knowing that they have done something wrong. At the same time, those same people usually try to […]
Finding a Way – The Shape of Water (2017)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water is both classic monster movie in the vein of those Universal horror films of days gone by and an irregular, yet stunning romance. […]
Top of the Heap – The Founder (2016)
Ever since Michael Keaton won his way back into the hearts of movie-goers with his performance in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), he has chosen a number of very interesting […]
