‘Stendhal Syndrome’ (1996) is stupid but rather engaging
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Asia Argento plays the least plausible cop ever, but her father Dario’s directorial style remains a high point.
Author: John Hansen
‘Stendhal Syndrome’ (1996) is stupid but rather engaging
‘French Connection II’ (1975) brings the hard-a** Drug War to France
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Hackman actually improves on his Oscar-winning role in Frankenheimer’s more harrowing sequel.
Wilder serves and learns from Lubitsch in ‘Ninotchka’ (1939)
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Writer Wilder would continue with this blend of comedy, romance and geo-politics/economics when he became a director.
‘TMNT’ takes welcome ‘Vacation in Europe’ to start Season 7 (1993)
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): This batch provides a superficial respite from NYC, as the standard plots are simply transposed. But a couple episodes stand out.
‘House of Leaves’ (2000) as fleeting as, well, a house of leaves
Book club book report: Still, the unusual format and decent character building make this bizarre, fantastical journey worth checking out.
People aren’t what they seem in ‘The Little Sister’ (1949)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This decent mystery is a stronger character piece and behavior analysis from Chandler.
‘House on Sorority Row’ (1982) doesn’t do enough with strong female cast
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Mark Rosman’s film serves up a half-dozen well-drawn sorority sisters, but the plotting lets them down.
Stop the presses: ‘The Paper’ (1994) is a rip-roaring journalism movie
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though more comedic than others of its ilk, Ron Howard’s film gets the biz right.
‘Stalag 17’ (1953) a mildly sanitized look at POW misery
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): This is another example of Wilder’s ability to balance tones, as he delivers a dark history lesson without traumatizing us.
‘Prom Queen’ invites more disposable ‘Fear Street’ fun
Movie review: The fourth film based on R.L. Stine’s books exercises its nostalgia for the “Prom Night” movies.