Marry Me (2022)
Marry Me (2022) Universal is one of the few studios still making rom-com’s on an occasional basis. Their latest, Marry Me, is based upon a web Graphic Novel (http://marryme.keenspot.com/) and stars Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson…
Reviews
The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Trilogy
The most maligned of the Universal Classic Monsters is probably The Creature from the Black Lagoon. He was last to the scene, directed by the same director that made giant spider movies like Tarantula, and…
Centennial (1978)
Centennial (1978) Once in a while you hear someone say, “They don’t make them like that anymore.” Generally, this is a reference to the bible epic films of the Golden Age of Hollywood. But there…
The Holiday (2006)
Before starting this column, I thought of Universal always as the horror movie guys. The last few years, I’ve noticed how many Christmas movies they’ve made. Now, they are not in the business like Hallmark,…
F9 (2021)
How do you review a movie like F9? At this point in the series, if you buy a ticket, you know what you’re getting into. The pretense of being a serious crime drama of the…
Pillow Talk (1959)
When most people think about Rom Com’s of the mid-century, it won’t take long for the names of Doris Day and Rock Hudson to be mentioned. Specifically, Pillow Talk will be the movie they mention…and…
Jaws (1975)
This may be the hardest review I ever had to write. You see, I’m a fanatic, or rather a finatic, about the movie Jaws. It is my favorite movie. I consider it absolute perfection. So,…
Happy Death Day (2017)
Time loop movies are not new. TimeCrimes and Triangle are some wonderful examples but everyone remembers one film in particular when encountering a time loop film. Groundhog Day. In fact, the term “Groundhog Day” has…
Slap Shot (1977)
Slap Shot was a film made when Paul Newman was no longer the young fresh faced matinee idol he once was, but still was doggedly handsome. They must have wondered what to do with him….
Glass (2019)
If you watch Glass critically, you might believe it is about the power of belief. If one believes they can do extraordinary things, they can. I posit, however, that theme was played out in Unbreakable…