Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) is having a bad day. As he leaves for work, he finds an eviction notice on his front door. Shortly after that, he’s told he’s out of a job. Rather than go home and face his wife and a newborn son, he goes to the barContinue Reading
Despite originally being a literary character, Count Dracula has spawned multiple cinematic incarnations. From Bela Lugosi’s 1931 iconic interpretation to Leslie Nielsen’s 1995 comedic portrayal, the 500-year-old vampire from Transylvania has spanned generations as a classic horror luminary. 1979’s Dracula casts Frank Langella in the title role. His portrayal avoidsContinue Reading
In 1501, somewhere in Europe, a band of mercenary soldiers led by Martin (Rutger Hauer) is double-crossed by a nobleman named Arnolfini (Fernando Hilbeck.) Initially promising Martin and his men riches if they recapture the town from which he’d been ousted, Arnolfini changes his mind. Once they’ve claimed the townContinue Reading
Debris from construction on a nearby building falls and strikes Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith) in the head, knocking him out cold. When he wakes up, he waves off medical treatment. However, once he gives his statement to a beat cop, he realizes that something is terribly wrong. Someone else’s initialsContinue Reading
I grew up in the 1970s but I was too young to “get” punk music. My musical tastes at that time were Elton John, Bay City Rollers, and KISS. When I grew up a bit, I would read magazines like Creem, Rock, and Circus. They let me know a littleContinue Reading
The Frisco Kid tells the story of Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi dispatched to a synagogue in San Francisco. He encounters a series of misadventures shortly after his boat lands in Philadelphia. After he loses his money to a trio of con men, Avram meets Tommy Lillard, a bank robber.Continue Reading
After watching Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson last week, I thought I should see at least one of the director’s films in its entirety. I picked 1971’s The Female Bunch because it was easily accessible on the Tubi streaming service. Made in 1969Continue Reading