No acclaimed filmmaker is immune to the curse of “that one movie that everyone ignores“. For Francis Coppola his film in that category is pretty much everything after Apocalypse Now, for Martin Scorsese, that film is Bringing Out The Dead (or any of his documentaries), and for Quentin Tarantino, it’s Jackie Brown.
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The Visitor (1979) – Review
There is something truly fascinating about a movie that starts out making very little sense and then proceeds to get even more messed up and nonsensical as it goes. That is the case with Giulio Paradisi’s 1979 new age meets Star Wars flick called The Visitor, but what is truly astounding is the calibre of people…
The Fury (1978) – Review
People wielding supernatural powers in the movies is certainly nothing new but in the late 70s and early 80s it wasn’t quite old hat yet, and we got some great and some not-so-great films; Carrie (1976) Scanners (1981) Firestarter (1984), which leads to today’s entry The Fury, which not only was helmed by Carrie director Brian…
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949) – Review
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain is the first of the Lex Barker Tarzan movies after Johnny Weissmuller retired from the role – Weissmuller had portrayed the Ape Man for twelve films, so it’s not surprising he would get tired of it – Maureen O’Sullivan who portrayed Jane left the series four films earlier, and had replaced by…
San Andreas (2015) – Review
This latest disaster epic once again pushes the theory that the surest way to patch up any relationship is to wait for an earthquake, twister or some other natural disaster to occur, and then bingo-bango-bongo, all your problems will be solved, and you can walk off into the sunset together.