I know negligent, negligent, negligent. But I couldn’t let the Oscars go by without a little commenting. Now that I have apologized for my writing reticence it is time to tear apart all of the hard work by the Hollywood establishment this year. Not that I don’t appreciate that entertainment is a business at which [Read More …]

Ah here it is again, that glorious time of year filled with more movie people giving other movie people more awards than you can shake a stick at. We are already much of the way through the awards season and the granddaddy of the award shows, the Oscars, has announced their nominations. Of [Read More …]

If the AFI Film Institute can do it so can I. Here is a completely arbitrary countdown of:
Best Pirate Movies Ever. But then I decided that was not an apt title. So I decided to call it Best Swashbucklers Ever. Then I was tasked with coming up with what a swashbuckler [Read More …]

There are some movies that should just never have been made. Some are cherished books brought to film improperly, some are movies based on nothing and starring the producer’s niece, but many of them are sequels. The tradition of sequels is time honored. There is less risk because the characters and often [Read More …]