Universal’s 110 Year Celebration
My last “Universally Loved” column was a review of the 1970’s Centennial TV miniseries. Just like that film, which actually covered much more than 100 years, I’d like to look at Universal’s 110th Anniversary. There…
Universally Loved
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…
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Most modern viewers won’t know the character of Sgt. Bilko, and frankly, not many did when this movie arrived in cinemas in 1996 leading to a disappointing box office take. Nonetheless, I always had a…