Mr. Loenberg, you had me at a horror movie told from a dog’s perspective. What I didn’t epect was a proto-Spielbergian ghost story that hits all the feels with its unique storytelling. There is a lot to dissect and discuss for this wonderful film that is getting great word of mouth. In fact, talking about…
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Monday Musings – The Movie Tie-In Saga
I’ve always been an avid reader. I can’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t have at least one book on the go. And, I loved my movies. When I was a kid all the way up through the end of high school I was a devout fan of the movie tie-in book….
Stargate SG-1 (2000) – Crystal Skull, and Nemesis
The penultimate episode of season three, Crystal Skull, relies a little too much on green screen effects, which makes it a little bothersome to watch, but it’s still a fun story. Written by showrunner Brad Wright from a story by Micheal Greenburg and Jarrad Paul this episode debuted on 3 March, 2000. When a giant…
You Like It Darker (2024) – Stephen King
I love Stephen King books, the bigger the better, I love the heft of them in my hand, the weight of them as I carry them with me, the turning of each page revealing some new wonder or terror, and the way I connect to the characters and his stories. But sometimes you just need…
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) – Yoshiyuki Kuroda, and Kimiyoshi Yasuda
The third and final film in the Yokai Monsters series Along with Ghosts makes the monsters and ghosts almost a peripheral and unnecessary collection of characters. That being said, I enjoyed this one more than the second, which just seemed a little too light-hearted for me. This time out, the narrative follows a group of…
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) – Dan Kwan, and Daniel Scheinert
An epic and hilarious story with an intimate tale of family and love at its heart. I couldn’t believe how much I enjoyed Everything Everywhere All at Once. I knew I would, but I was completely swept up in the tale, it’s toying with the multi-verse, and letting Michelle Yeoh show off all of her…
M*A*S*H (1975) – Soldier of the Month, The Gun, and Mail Call, Again
Radar (Gary Burghoff) ties one on for the first time, and Frank (Larry Linville) falls ill while trying to rid the camp of a rat infestation on Soldier of the Month. Written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason this episode first debuted on 28 November, 1975. Word comes down that there is going to be a Soldier of…
Over the Top (1987) – Menahem Golan
Sylvester Stallone stars in this corny, overly sentimental flick that is totally 80s. I know this because it features a song on the soundtrack by Kenny Loggins, and all the best movies of the 80s did. This time around Sly is a truck driver, Lincoln Hawk who is planning in entering the world arm wrestling…
Tobor the Great (1954) – Lee Sholem
DK Publishing brings me another mechanical menace from its highly enjoyable Monsters in the Movies book. This time around, he’s not so much a menace as he is menace. Very much a product of its time, the 50s, this film, dramatically set in the future of the day after tomorrow, it’s a charming, if not…
Bad Boys For Life (2020) – Adil El Arbi & Bilail Fallah
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for a third go round as those Bad Boys, Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett in Bad Boys For Life. It’s been seventeen years since we last saw these Miami PD cops ride together, they’re older, the world has changed and so have their lives. Marcus is now a grandfather…
The Mind Reels 