A central story element of many King Arthur movies would be the tragic love triangle between Arthur, his wife Guinevere and his noble champion Lancelot, but in this 1963 British production, the doomed love story is the bulk of the film’s narrative.
Author: Mike Brooks
My Covid-19 Disney Channel Movie Marathon
When you’re stuck at home for a long period of time, you may find yourself watching stuff you may not normally have bothered checking out. Being a huge lover of all things Disney, I thought to myself, “What better time to catch up on some fun Disney Channel Originals than during a worldwide pandemic?”
Prince Valiant (1954) – Review
Hollywood loves a good swashbuckler and if it’s not Errol Flynn as Captain Blood duelling a nefarious Basil Rathbone, then it’s Errol Flynn as Robin Hood duelling a nefarious Basil Rathbone — Hollywood is fond of sticking with what works — but no greater font of swordplay and action can be found than within the…
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers (1987) – Review
With Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers, we get our first full-length Scooby-Doo movie (if we discount Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood as it was barely 49 minutes in length), but not only was this their first “real” movie, it continued with the inclusion of real ghosts as part of the mystery, which we’d seen in the 1980s’…
The Black Knight (1954) – Review
“There comes a time in every man’s life when he must fight for what he wants most,” and with those stirring words the adventures of The Black Knight begin, a film that wonderfully illustrates the dream of Camelot and the heroic ideal. Unfortunately, aside from namechecking the likes of King Arthur and Guinevere, there isn’t…