Sorry about missing a couple of posts over the last week or so. We had a positive COVID diagnosis in my household, and while no one else got sick (and the person who did has recovered), we still all had to quarantine for 14 days. With that, and the testing and tracing that we all … Continue reading This virus still sucks
The Last Dragon
The Last Dragon (1985) Dir. by Michael Schultz Starring Taimak, Vanity and Julius J. Carry III Plot An African-American martial artist, “Bruce Leroy” Green, must rescue a popular video DJ from a corrupt video game entrepreneur and his henchman, a rival martial artist/gang leader called the Shogun of Harlem. Nostalgia Like The Beastmaster, this must have been … Continue reading The Last Dragon
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book (1967) Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman Synopsis Mowgli is an infant human boy found in the wreckage of a boat by the panther Bagheera. He takes the boy to a local wolf pack, who raise him as one of their own until he is ten years old. They then receive news that the … Continue reading The Jungle Book
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October (1990) Dir. by John McTiernan Starring Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery, James Earl Jones and Scott Glenn Plot During the 1980s, the captain of the Soviet Union’s newest high-tech submarine goes AWOL with the vessel while on a training mission. While most of the American military thinks that he’s gone rogue and is … Continue reading The Hunt for Red October
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone (1963) Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman Synopsis The king of England dies without an heir, and civil war grips the land. Magically, a sword appears in a churchyard in London, inscribed with a message that whoever is able to pull the sword will become the new king. Hundreds try, but no … Continue reading The Sword in the Stone
The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad Dir. by Fred Dekker Starring Andre Gower, Duncan Regehr and Tom Noonan Plot A club of monster movie-obsessed pre-teens learns that monsters are real when Dracula comes to their town, accompanied by the other Universal horror monsters. He’s searching for a mystical amulet hidden somewhere in the town that will give him … Continue reading The Monster Squad
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske and Wolfgang Reitherman Synopsis Pongo is a rather bored Dalmatian living in a London apartment with his human, a struggling songwriter named Roger. To alleviate the boredom, Pongo attempts to find mates for the both of them, and succeeds: soon Roger is married … Continue reading One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger (1984) Dir. by Richard Franklin Starring Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy Plot A kid obsessed with secret agent tabletop RPGs and video games finds himself in a real spy adventure when a murdered government agent gives him classified documents disguised as a video game just before dying. Chased by spies and mercenaries, … Continue reading Cloak & Dagger
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (1959) Directed by Clyde Geronimi Synopsis: A holiday is proclaimed to celebrate the recent birth of King Stefan and Queen Leah’s daughter Aurora, and everyone is invited. Well, almost everyone: the evil fairy Maleficent got snubbed. As the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna and Merriweather, are bestowing the newborn with gifts of beauty … Continue reading Sleeping Beauty
The Goonies
The Goonies (1985) Dir. by Richard Donner Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Corey Feldman Plot A group of kids from Astoria, Oregon, whose homes are about to be demolished to make way for a country club, attempt to follow a map to the hidden treasure of the legendary 17th century pirate One-Eyed Willie. In the process, … Continue reading The Goonies
