Spoooooky October, movie buffs! This year, I do plan to continue the TMP tradition of Horror Half-Week in the days leading up to Halloween, but the rest of the month will feature some spooks as well. I have a little backlog of mysteries and monster movies to review. We begin today with 1940’s Dr. Cyclops. Dr. Cyclops follows Dr. Mary Robinson (Janice Logan), Dr. Rupert … Continue reading Dr. Cyclops (1940)
Hello, movie buffs! Happy autumn! September was another small viewing and blogging month for me, but still worth taking a look back at. Here’s what I watched. New-to-me viewings: 9 Re-watches: 2 Total for September: 11 Total for 2019, so far: 131 The new-to-me list: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Angel Has Fallen (2019) The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) Black Narcissus … Continue reading September 2019 in Film
“You know how it is early in the morning on the water? Everything’s quiet except for the seagulls a long way off. You feel great. Then you come ashore, and it starts. In no time at all, you’re up to your ears in trouble.” Harry Morgan (John Garfield) is a California boat captain, but his business isn’t doing too great. Harry struggles to support his … Continue reading The Breaking Point (1950)
Hello, movie buffs! Long time no see! August was a pretty small viewing month for me since I spent nearly half of the month in the woods, but I still watched some cool stuff… so here’s the wrap-up! New-to-me viewings: 8 Re-watches: 1 Total for August: 9 Total for 2019, so far: 120 The new-to-me list: The Farewell (2019) Don’t Look Now (1973) Robin and … Continue reading August 2019 in Film
Is it just me or has this month flown by? We’ve already made it to the final Summer Under the Stars recommendation batch for 2019. I hope those of you with access to TCM have enjoyed this year’s viewing and discovered a few new favorites! Below are my picks for August 24th through 31st! As usual, all times are in Eastern and linked titles will … Continue reading SUTS 2019: Recommendations for August 24 – 31
Another week gone! Apologies for getting this up a bit late — I meant to post it on Friday. As you read this, I’m in the middle of my almost-two-weeks in the woods. But my DVR is filling back at home, and I’m here to give you my recommendations for August 17th through 23rd! As usual, linked titles will take you to my previous coverage … Continue reading SUTS 2019: Recommendations for August 17 – 23
As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, my birthday was July 29, and my birthday month happens to match up with one of the year’s Barnes & Noble Criterion Collection sales. Not only did I hit the Criterion sale twice for my birthday, but I also got a couple of film-related gifts from my family and found some great birthday bargains at a local … Continue reading A belated birthday haul!
The second week of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars is upon us! I hope you all are enjoying the month of viewing so far and were able to catch some of last week’s recommendations. Below are my picks for August 10th through 16th! As usual, all times listed below are Eastern, linked titles will take you to my previous coverage of these films, and you … Continue reading SUTS 2019: Recommendations for August 10 – 16
July was a highly unusual viewing month for me: I did more re-watching than discovering! It was my birthday month,** so I took that as an excuse to kick back and revisit some of my favorite films, which I was overdue on seeing again. Let’s take a look at what I watched! **Side note: I’ll have a classic film-themed birthday haul up this week! The … Continue reading July 2019 in Film
August is always an odd month for me to be a TCM fan. I would love to complete some sort of Summer Under the Stars challenge where I watch a new-to-me film each day, but my annual camping trip tends to fall in the middle of August, and there isn’t TCM in the woods! The same is true this year, though as usual, I’ll be … Continue reading SUTS 2019: Recommendations for August 1 – 9
