‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ celebrates a hilarious career
TV review: This nearly four-hour documentary somberly yet happily chronicles a resume defined as much by friends and kindness as by laughs.
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‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ celebrates a hilarious career
‘Blazing Saddles’ (1974) sends up Westerns before running out of gas
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Brooks proves there are a million ways to laugh in the West, even if he can’t figure out an ending.
Oscars 2026
When are the Oscars on TV? The 98th Academy Awards will air at 7 p.m. Eastern Sunday, March 15 on ABC and Hulu (and ABC.com and the ABC app). It will honor the best films released in 2025. The event will […]
Snakes alive! ‘Anaconda’ (1997) a standout of natural-world horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s debatable who gives the better reptilian performance: the snake or Jon Voight. But suffice it to say both are entertaining.
‘Princess Bride’ (1987) both less and more than I remembered
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Some of the simplest films are the most beautiful, as this ubiquitous childhood gem gets more timeless with time.
‘Anaconda’ (2025): Don’t want none unless ya got laughs, hun
Movie review: More clever than “Anaconda” (1997)? Sure. More entertaining? Not even close.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) and the multiverse that might’ve been
Turtle Tuesday (Movie commentary): “TMNT” came tantalizingly close to creating a cross-media multiverse the likes of which hadn’t been seen before.
‘High Anxiety’ (1977) a Hitchcock celebration with some chuckles
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Though Brooks doesn’t reach Master of Comedy status, the film is a loving parody of the Master of Suspense.
‘Blood on Satan’s Claw’ (1971) washes off rather easily
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s a folk-horror classic in film-nerd circles, but I suspect most viewers will find it slow and cheesy.
‘Splash’ (1984) makes a name for itself despite being simple, silly
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The off-screen stories are better than the on-screen one, namely the popularization of the name Madison.