Category Archives: Movies D-F

Movies I’ve Seen During the Pandemic, Part I

Posted on March 24, 2020 by frothy

There’s no theme here. These are just what I’ve watched over the past month or so. All star ratings are out of four. More to come! Altered (R, 2006, **). 15 years ago a group of five friends had an … Continue reading →

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Frozen: No, not that one. The one with the kids on the ski lift.

Posted on October 17, 2017 by frothy

What maketh a good horror movie? Find characters with whom your audience can identify (and hopefully root for) and put them in a situation that’s plausible yet unique. We’ve all seen haunted-house movies, or possession movies. And now we have … Continue reading →

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The Endless: a must-see for fans of the warping of time and space

Posted on October 10, 2017 by frothy

Two grown brothers, who escaped a cult when they were kids, receive a video from same cult, enticing them to return. The older Justin (Justin Benson) has vivid and terrible memories of their time with the group, but younger Aaron … Continue reading →

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Alfred Hitchcock’s Downhill (1927): ironic title?

Posted on September 8, 2016 by frothy

Silent movies were the norm up until Al Jolson’s The Jazz Singer. People went to the cinema not expecting to hear the on-screen characters talk at all. In order to compensate for the lack of dialogue, the director can try … Continue reading →

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For a Few Dollars More…. we’ll kick in a free poncho

Posted on July 11, 2016 by frothy

Sergio Leone’s For a Few Dollars More (1965, ***1/2) is, in theory, a sequel to A Fistful of Dollars, which was itself a big hit for the man and the studio. The bad news is that it’s a sequel mostly … Continue reading →

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