Before she graced red carpets and collected Oscars, Nicole Kidman was outrunning goons on a BMX bike, while sporting a glorious cloud of curly red hair and a whole lot of attitude. Does that sound like a great film to you? If so, then strap on your helmet, pump up those tires, and crank the…
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Small Soldiers (1998) – Review
Joe Dante’s Small Soldiers occupies a unique spot in his filmography. Known for blending satire with entertainment, Dante takes some bold swings here—sometimes wobbly, but always ambitious. While it may not enjoy the same spotlight as his more iconic films, Small Soldiers remains a fascinating and underrated gem that showcases his signature style in unexpected…
An American Werewolf in London (1981) – Review
In 1981 fur would literally fly as we were treated to a pair of werewolf movies taking the genre in two distinct directions; with Joe Dante’s The Howling turning the wolf-man tale into a subtle satire of the self-help movement of the 70s, while in An American Werewolf in London, John Landis managed to be…
Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy (1976) – Review
There have been many adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” going as far back as the silent era and we even had big-budget 3D extravaganza with Johnny Depp, but in the 1970s we were treated to very unique take on this classic tale. This version came to past due to the popularity of…
Get Smart: Island of the Darned (1966) – Review
In the mid-1960s, Buck Henry and Mel Brooks were tasked with creating a show about a bungling James Bond-like hero and that simple goal resulted in the creation of Maxwell Smart, a top-secret government agent who, while being absurdly clumsy and dim at times, managed to outwit numerous nefarious villains. Today we will look at…