Written by James M. Tate / 6/29/2011 / No comments / children , dan aykroyd , justin timberlake , tens
THE HOT SPOT
title: THE HOT SPOT year: 1990 cast: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Jack Nance rating: ***1/2 Night and shadows, the st...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/27/2011 / No comments / courtroom drama , exploitation , george c. scott , paul schrader , reb brown , season hubley , seventies , team-up
GEORGE C. SCOTT IN HARDCORE BY PAUL SCHRADER
SORRY CHARLIE THE HARDCORE REVIEW MOVED SO CLICK HERE George C. Scott getting bounced by Reb Brown in HARDCORE
Written by James M. Tate / 6/26/2011 / No comments / cameron diaz , comedy , tens
BAD TEACHER
title: BAD TEACHER year: 2011 cast: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segal, Lucy Punch, Justin Timberlake rating: * While most “dark comedies” center on...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/23/2011 / No comments / comedy , danny devito , eighties , jessica walter , stacey nelkin , tony danza
GOING APE!
title: GOING APE! year: 1981 cast: Tony Danza, Danny DeVito rating: * Not only is this an awful movie, it's sluggish and uncomf...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/21/2011 / No comments / adam roarke , biker , exploitation , jack nicholson , jack starrett , richard rush , sixties
JACK NICHOLSON & ADAM ROARKE IN 'HELLS ANGELS ON WHEELS'
1967 rating: ***1/2 A young pre-EASY RIDER Jack Nicholson delivers a terrifically subtle performance as a passive gas station attendant join...
JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT IS 'THE WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE'
year: 1973 cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos, Tim Conway rating: ***1/2 John Amos and Tim Conway, the most strangely cast comedic duo in...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/20/2011 / No comments / cloris leachman , comedy , harvey korman , mel brooks , satire , seventies
MEL BROOKS STARS IN AND DIRECTS 'HIGH ANXIETY'
Title: HIGH ANXIETY Year: 1977 Rating: *** Mel Brooks sends-up all things Hitchcock in a film that's more entertaining than funny. You ...
AGAINST ALL ODDS
title: AGAINST ALL ODDS year: 1984 cast: Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, Richard Widmark rating: *** A glossy, somewhat involving ...
MR. POPPER'S PENQUINS
title: MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS year: 2011 cast: Jim Carrey rating: *** As the weekend’s market is cornered by GREEN LANTERN and residu...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/19/2011 / No comments / christopher lloyd , creature , elizabeth shue , horror , remake , tens
PIRANHA (2010)
title: PIRANHA year: 2010 cast: Elizabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd, Steven R. McQueen, Ving Rhames rating: *** This, a remake in creature ...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/18/2011 / No comments / action , blaxploitation , jack carter , john saxon , neo noir , rosey grier , seventies
GREEN LANTERN
year: 2011 rating: * There are a few things a Superhero movie needs, that is, besides the superhero. The origin of power and how they ac...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/17/2011 / No comments / exploitation , gary kent , ray dennis steckler , sixties
THE THRILL KILLERS
title: THE THRILL KILLERS year: 1964 cast: Ray Dennis Steckler, Gary Kent, Liz Renay, Joe Bardo, Carolyn Brandt rating: **** The best thi...
KUNG FU PANDA 2
title: KUNG FU PANDA 2 year: 2011 cast: Jack Black rating: *1/2 While it looks terrific in 3D… the flashbacks of Kung Fu Master Pand...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/16/2011 / No comments / action , ben gazzara , eighties , kelly lynch , patrick swayze , sam elliott
ROAD HOUSE (1989)
title: ROAD HOUSE year: 1989 cast: Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch rating: ***1/2 This late-80's Patrick Swayze...
MARTIN BREST''S DARK QUIRKY ARTHOUSE HOT TOMORROWS
1977 ** A Gothic WHO'S THAT KNOCKIN' AT MY DOOR has two men in their twenties: Ken Lerner, writing a cathartic novel about his d...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/15/2011 / No comments / action , bernie casey , cornel wilde , creature , exploitation , horror , jennifer salt , mystery , scott glenn , seventies , suspense , thriller , tv movie
CORNEL WILDE & JENNIFER SALT IN THE TV HORROR 'GARGOYLES'
year: 1972 cast: Cornel Wilde, Jennifer Salt, Bernie Casey Beginning with Cornel Wilde and daughter Jennifer Salt investigating an old c...
TERMINATOR: SALVATION
title: TERMINATOR: SALVATION year: 2010 cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin rating: ** At one point, about thirt...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/14/2011 / No comments / drama , jan-michael vincent , robert mitchum , sally kirkland , seventies
MITCHUM & VINCENT IN GOING HOME
title: GOING HOME year: 1971 cast: Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Kirkland rating: *** This obscure drama, centering on ...
THE REAL EASY ANDY IN AMERICAN BOY
year: 1978 rating: ***1/2 Steven Prince, who played the gun-dealing blabbermouth "Easy Andy" in the Martin Scorsese classic TA...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/13/2011 / No comments / cartoon , disney , sixties
THE SWORD IN THE STONE
PLANET TERROR
title: PLANET TERROR year: 2007 cast: Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Jeff Fahey, Freddy Rodriguez, Bruce Willis rating: ***1/2 The first (and ...
GATOR BAIT
title: GATOR BAIT year: 1974 cast: Claudia Jennings rating: *** There are revenge flicks where the protagonist seeks revenge on the v...
HERCULES IN NEW YORK
title: HERCULES IN NEW YORK year: 1970 cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold Stang, James Karen rating: *** The original dubbed version...
THE JACKSONS: AN AMERICAN DREAM
title: THE JACKSONS: AN AMERICAN DREAM year: 1992 cast: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Basset, Billy Dee Williams rating: *** A decen...
JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT IN HARD COUNTRY
year: 1981 rating: *** One of those blue collar beer guzzlin' factory worker films where if you're not one of the endearingly-f...
KAREN BLACK IN TRILOGY OF TERROR
year: 1975 cast: Karen Black, Karen Black, Karen Black rating: ***1/2 Seeing the wonderfully versatile Karen Black play four roles ...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/10/2011 / No comments / blockbuster , j.j. abrams , science-fiction , steven spielberg , tens
Written by James M. Tate / 6/08/2011 / No comments / courtroom drama , ensemble , fifties , henry fonda , jack klugman , lee j. cobb , martin balsam
12 ANGRY MEN
title: 12 ANGRY MEN year: 1957 cast: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman rating: ***1/2 Set in a hot,...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/05/2011 / No comments / action , dominique sanda , george peppard , jackie earle haley , jan-michael vincent , post-apocalyptic , science-fiction , seventies
DAMNATION ALLEY
year: 1977 cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Jackie Earle Haley rating: **** DAMNATION ALLEY has regarded by some critics as ...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/04/2011 / 1 Comment / blockbuster , marvel comics , prequel , superhero , tens
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
title: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS year: 2011 cast: Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon rating: ***1/2 A prequel that gets it right. Whi...
Written by James M. Tate / 6/02/2011 / 1 Comment / action , comedy , mark walhberg , ray liotta , steve carell , tens , tina fey
DATE NIGHT
title: DATE NIGHT year: 2010 cast: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Ray Liotta rating: ** The tale of a husband and wife who’ve ...