THE FRIGHTENERS – This is a completely different type of psychic con-man; here, Frank Bannister (Michael J. Fox) really has the ability to interact with the dead, and still he teams up with ghosts to defraud people. It’s a funny concept, and well enough carried out. It hasn’t aged much better than any other Michael [...]
Read more →Today I complete TWO trilogies in one day. The question is, what trilogy should I work on next? I might have to import the DVDs of LORD OF THE RINGS or maybe The MATRIX films don’t suck as much the second time around? I’m sure that’s unlikely… THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST (Carlton) [...]
Read more →Only the second day, and the ticket taker greeted me with “Hi there – back for more?” Oh, just wait. BACK TO THE FUTURE 2 (DVD) – The difference in Fox’s acting quality between 1 and 2 seems obvious. It’s like he’s practiced looking surprised since the first film, and he’s not hamming it up [...]
Read more →This year kicks off with us living in a new apartment above multi-screen Carlton Cinema. I’d hate to have this recently restored cinema going to waste, so I’ve resolved (ugh) to attend a film at Carlton each and every day through the month of January. This is going to turn difficult if movies like YOGI [...]
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