The Lupe Project seeks to review every available Lupe Velez movie. I probably made a mistake starting this series with Ladies Day, one of Mexican actress Lupe Velez’s final features. … Continue Reading The Lupe Project: Ladies’ Day (1943)
Welcome to the first new series of 2016! The Fridays With… series is meant to spotlight actors/actresses/directors I have little to no familiarity with and traverse the world of some … Continue Reading Fridays With…Harold Lloyd: The Freshman (1925)
Watching the Rocky series was a good decision, as it helped me see how inspired it was by the golden era of pugilist propaganda. The problem is, if you’ve watched one … Continue Reading Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
My review of Rocky might sound a taste ambivalent. If you missed it you can read it here. In the interest of time I condensed my thoughts on Rocky’s II … Continue Reading Rocky II (1979) & Rocky III (1982)
Boxing movies are a film staple with several movies focused on the bloody sport becoming icons throughout the decade; one of the more legendary is Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky. I was … Continue Reading Rocky (1976)
Blood and Sand is one of several big-budget Hollywood Technicolor extravaganza’s that took elegance and opulence to the next level. The overabundance of opulence tends to make up for the … Continue Reading Blood and Sand (1941)
I originally published this review December 8th, 2011 so perfect timing! I adore this movie, and it’s a Christmas classic in my eyes. Every word I wrote in this original … Continue Reading 25 Days of Christmas: Miracle (2004)
The Road to the Oscars continues with an Oscar contender I recently saw on DVD, yes I didn’t see this in theaters. Moneyball was a surprise for me to see … Continue Reading The Road to the Oscars: Moneyball (2011)
