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After getting multiple requests to review 1985’s Ladyhawke, I suggested to my wife that we might curl up on the couch, hold each other close and watch a beloved romantic movie. Her response? “Hell no, that movie is f***ing awful!” So much for romance. Still determined to watch this film, I therefore embarked on that…

Hi everyone, I was thinking of doing a review of Thor 4, but lost interest while watching it. I don’t want to do a whiny complaint column about a bad movie (unless it’s a hilarious trainwreck like Krull), so instead I gathered my three girls and sat down to watch 1988s Willow. Know what? Glad…

Huge thanks to everyone for the long list of classic fantasy and sci fi to review! This week, a lot of people have asked for 1985’s Legend, featuring Tim Curry as the Horny Demon (as opposed to Rocky Horror Picture Show, featuring Tim Curry as the Horny Alien). Legend was directed by Ridley Scott, who…

As you know, my goal is to scour the films and tv series of yesteryear to find examples of great story-writing, to dust off forgotten gems and introduce them to a new generation. After getting the suggestion a few times, this week I’ve gone all the way back to 1983’s Krull. Seeing it again, after…

Hi everyone, just a quick review today. My wife and I watched the latest screen adaption of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, and honestly, it was pretty darn good. For those who may not be familiar with this timeless romance, Persuasion follows the trails of Anna Elliot, who is persuaded by her well-meaning godmother to break off…

My wife and I are continuing to introduce our daughters to some classic sci-fi films, and this week we went for strange portals and space-faring Egyptian gods. The girls thought it was cool as hell. Stargate (1994) was written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, the duo behind Independence Day and Godzilla, and portrays an…

I was watching a 1994 interview with Quentin Tarantino the other day and he said something that I couldn’t get out of my head: “A story is something that constantly unfolds. And I’m not talking about like this quick left turn or a quick right turn or a big surprise. I’m talking about it unfolds.”…

Stranger Things season 4 is a love letter to those classic horror films of the 80s, and without giving away any major spoilers there’s a strong homage to Wes Craven’s 1984 masterpiece, A Nightmare on Elm Street. But almost 40 years later, how does this horror story stack up? A Nightmare on Elm Street was…

I once tried to describe the concept of a Tech-Priest to a dear friend of mine, and while she wasn’t a WH40K fan, she bought me a copy of A Canticle for Leibowitz, which she thought spoke to the theme of a technologically advanced cleric. I’ve just finished the book this afternoon, and I can…

My wife and I recently finished season 2 of Bridgerton, and I’m surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I was sold by the performance of Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley as unrequited lovers Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma, the writing and the acting bringing a real sense of yearning to the screen. So, what…