Year: 2015

Setting is everything here: Office Space (1999)andMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Take a tour after the trailers. https://youtu.be/3_fG_zLbBeU https://youtu.be/pfSL5uZO22c I knew next to nothing about both of these movies when I walked into them. For…

If you want to understand my wife, it might help to know that these are two of her favorite movies: Zero Effect (1998)andMumford (1999) Backstory after the trailers. https://youtu.be/eSH8Y3h5j-g https://youtu.be/ed0SqVbiyBw First order of business: both of these films are much…

And speaking of strong female characters… These two films figured prominently in the week when I met the woman who is now my wife: Titanic (1997)andAs Good As It Gets (1997) I’ll explain after the trailers. https://youtu.be/CHekzSiZjrY https://youtu.be/rrRl2QQKkI8 In December…

Speaking of Joss Whedon (video)… this list could be much, much longer: Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)andThe Peacemaker (1997) …but it still wouldn’t be long enough. Let’s talk after the trailers. https://youtu.be/CUXQ4oNux_A https://youtu.be/QG8O3Cr9kEs Earlier this week, parody news site The Onion…

“So help me God, I thought it was a ‘doggy-dog’ world.” Year of the Dragon (1985)andThe Untouchables (1987) Everybody hurts after the trailers. https://youtu.be/HRGBV5eSbyQ https://youtu.be/YbzkK06MJjE As I said at the start of this thing, the movies I highlight here are…

Happy equinox, everyone! This is the thirteenth of my daily 42-movies-in-21-days blog posts, so I’m just going right on the nose here: Apollo 13 (1995)andThe 13th Warrior (1999) Compare and contrast after the trailers. https://youtu.be/KtEIMC58sZo https://youtu.be/JYUBKcurY88 If you know anything…

So, speaking of Kurt Russell… Big Trouble in Little China (1986)andExecutive Decision (1996) Breakdown after the trailers. https://youtu.be/1P0A8pS1JF8 https://youtu.be/3dyQBOBTmHw Here’s a bold claim for you: Scott Bakula is to television as Kurt Russell is to movies. That is to say,…

“You call this archaeology?” Stargate (1994)andThe Mummy (1999) We’ll dig into it after the trailers.* https://youtu.be/kiJtZUPvJxY https://youtu.be/h3ptPtxWJRs I saw an advance screening of Stargate at the Aquarius Theatre in Palo Alto. It was some kind of American Express** members-only promotional…

I’m referring to the 1980s, of course. I’m sure you’ve heard the legends. InnerSpace (1987)andIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Blather after the trailers. https://youtu.be/7kQDIosuZuo https://youtu.be/iXmFIoScT2Y (Hey, remember when Steven Spielberg still made mostly good movies? Remember that? Those…