A Bennett Song Holiday (2020)
The Bennett-Song family is about to learn the true meaning of the holidays as they solve a community crisis and adapt to big changes. Yes, if you love holiday films, you know what’s about to happen. There’s definitely an audience for these films, so if you enjoy them, you’ll enjoy this. Harley Wallen, who also […]
Speedtrap (1977)
Oh for the era that Joe Don Baker was a sex symbol. Yes, it really happened, it was not an imaginary story. This 1977 film — which suggests the volcanic coupling of Baker and Tyne Daly — is evidence. An insurance company calls in private investigator Pete Nobeck (Baker) to solve several car thefts that […]
No Man’s Land (1987)
<In a deep “movie trailer” announcer’s voice>: Starring D.B Sweeney as Paul Walker and Charlie Sheen as Vin Diesel in an explosive tale about a cop infiltrating a street-racing car theft ring . . . in No Man’s Land . . . a tale about a rookie patrolman (that “doesn’t act like a cop”) assigned […]
Run, Angel, Run! (1969)
I’m not saying that all movies should have William Smith in them, but I kind of am. This was the 17th highest grossing film in 1969, which sounds like hyperbole but I’d like it to be true. It also has a Tammy Wynette soundtrack, which is another way into my heart. Smith plays Angel, a […]
The Driver (1978)
Ah, the memories. This and Alien (1979): Dad and I going to the duplex to see this together, as mom wanted no part of burning rubber (even with Ryan O’Neal from Love Story starring) or “gooey human-bug people,” (her words). We named-dropped this film a few times during our “Exploring: The Clones of the Fast […]
Frankenstein Created Bikers (2016)
The sequel to Dear God No takes the insanity of that film and goes beyond the limit to create a movie that pretty much takes every taboo and shoves it in your face to smell and taste it. It’s not for everyone — neither was the first film — but it’s an absolute thrill for those […]
Used Cars (1980)
After his directorial debut I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Robert Zemeckis would make this comedy which I seem to remember playing on HBO all the time — which is not a bad thing. With the tagline “Like new, great looking and fully loaded with laughs,” this film is one of those great set up a concept […]
Greenland (2020)
“I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying.” — Andy Dufresne In 1998: It was the battle of the Earth-destroyed-by-asteroid epics Deep Impact vs. Armageddon. In 2008: Award-winning Spanish director F. Javier Gutierrez got Hollywood’s attention with Before the Fall (Tres días, aka Three Days), his […]
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