No Time to Die was not how I expected Daniel Craig to end his run as James Bond. I thought this movie would be epic, on the same level as Casino Royale and Skyfall, yet left the theater angrier than sad. This movie’s bloated run time was filled with so much nonsense, and for a … More No Time to Die (2021)
It has taken me a lifetime to watch Lawrence of Arabia. I never thought this story would be for me most of that time, so I avoided it like the plague. Then when you factor in the run time of 228 minutes (three hours and forty-eight minutes), you have to be really committed to spending … More Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
It has been 62 years since Ben-Hur graced the silver screen and went on to win an astonishing 11 Oscars, a new record for the time. This epic masterpiece was joined by West Side Story just two years later in the 11 win circle, and together the pair ruled the cinema universe until 1997 when … More Ben-Hur (1959)
I am going to cut right to the chase with my thoughts on Tom Jones. This film, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1963 and rated the 51st Greatest British film of the 20th Century, was terrible. Tom Jones was considered one of the greatest comedies of its time, yet I did … More Tom Jones (1963)
If you research the movie “Mutiny on the Bounty,” you will find two blockbuster movies out there, this 1935 Best Picture winner with Clark Gable and a 1965 version starring Marlon Brando. Both films feature heavyweights as the leads, but today I will focus on the 1935 version, one of only Best Picture winners to … More Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
I am writing this review in 2021, which means that the original film version of Around the World in 80 Days came out 65 years ago. There have so many advancements in filming techniques and special effects that it is hard to sit here and knock a film for those. However, there is one aspect … More Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Dances with Wolves came out in 1990, and it took me 30 years to finally watch this amazing western film. It’s been a few days, and I’m still processing everything I witnessed. In the beginning, I thought this would be the most boring film, then the story picked up and carried us through the adventures … More Dances with Wolves (1991)
The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of one of the Bets Picture winners, 2000’s Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix. I wish I could say somewhere in a box my movie ticket stub is still there; however, I lost a massive amount of tickets long ago, and Gladiator would be one of them. … More Gladiator (2000)
Scooby-Doo is a part of childhood just as much as it was for you or your kids. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone out there who doesn’t know the brown hair dog who lives to eat and solve* mysteries. I put the asterisk there because Scoob may always catch the bad guy; however, it is … More Scoob! (2020)
It may be a harsh thing to say, especially given the severity of the issue, but not having every big-budget movie get released to the masses turned out to be a blessing. Trolls were very popular when I was a kid. Then when I became an adult, a blockbuster movie (and number one song) brought … More Trolls World Tour (2020)
Ten Stars or Less 