Holiday Inn (1942)
When lazy Bing Crosby decides to leave show business for the easy life of running a Connecticut farm, things take a left turn when he decides that’s even more work. His solution is to open…
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Jaws (1975)
Originally released 9/4/21; re-released for the 50th Anniversary of the film 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….
Billy Elliot (2000)
originally released on 2/24/21 Generally in this column, and in the Universal library for that point, we have been examining what I would call fantastic cinema. Fantasy, sci-fi, horror; outlandish and lavish productions outside the…
Holiday Inn (1942)
When lazy Bing Crosby decides to leave show business for the easy life of running a Connecticut farm, things take a left turn when he decides that’s even more work. His solution is to open…
It Happened One Christmas (1977)
In 1977, Universal/MCA decided it would be a great idea to remake It’s a Wonderful Life as a TV Special Movie event starring Marlo Thomas (“That Girl”) in the George Bailey-type role and Orson Welles…
Violent Night (2022)
How many times have you seen a trailer and then you get to the cinema and the movie you see seems to be a completely different film? How many times have you seen a trailer…
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) Universal is typically the delivery vehicle of Christmas films every year. This film came out during year of my Movie Pass and rushed to see it simply to utilize…
Last Christmas (2019)
Emelia Clark is probably best known by audiences as the Dragon Queen on Game of Thrones. It might seem odd to place her in the lead of a romantic comedy set at Christmas to some,…
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) Universal is typically the delivery vehicle of Christmas films every year. This film came out during year of my Movie Pass and rushed to see it simply to utilize…
Violent Night (2022)
How many times have you seen a trailer and then you get to the cinema and the movie you see seems to be a completely different film? How many times have you seen a trailer…