Straw Dogs There’s some movies that deal with fantasy and fantastical elements and then there are some movies that deal with truth, and Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 effort, one of the most controversial films of all time when it was released, is certainly reflective of that fact, that the truth, and reality can be a very […]
Streets Of Fire Has there ever been a more underrated director than Walter Hill? A guy who has made many slam bang action classics peppered with heavy doses of both macho intensity and almost comic book levels of violence and dialogue. Hill is one of those guys for whom style is everything and the script […]
Stripes Bill Murray of course first broke through in replacing Chevy Chase on Saturday Night Live and the switch was appropriate with both of them exuding the same wry, sardonic wit which would make them appear to be the coolest and funniest guy in the room (although Chase did it better). From there on Murray […]
Student Bodies A film that much of the time shows flashes of brilliance and borderline genius, this slasher spoof, billed as the “World’s First Horror Comedy” before the days of Scary Movie, is interesting because (with the exception of Richard Belzer, going under the alias “Richard Brando”) it features a cast of entirely no-name actors. […]
Stunt Man This film (shot in 1978 but released in 1980) marked the return to major roles for the legendary Peter O’Toole after a nervous breakdown, and was seen as somewhat of a triumph, garnering a Best Actor Oscar nom for O’Toole as well as nominations for the screenplay and director Richard Rush, but was […]
Suck I can still remember back in the 80s when indie filmmakers plied their trade for one purpose, and that was to ENTERTAIN in a way the mainstream never could, and out of that mindset sprung some works of true genius. In recent years, indie film has come to represent boring, pretentious, pet “personal” projects, […]
Sudden Impact The Dirty Harry series officially lurched into the 80s with this release in 1983 and what made this one “special” for so many was the fact that for the first (and only) time in the franchise, Clint Eastwood himself would step into the director’s chair and take on the reins here, directing a […]
Super Mario Bros. Sometimes, just sometimes, a train wreck can be fun to watch. That certainly applies to this 1993 release (based off the forever popular video game series) about two goofball Brooklyn plumbers sucked into an alternate universe where dinosaurs have evolved into human-like creatures and only they can save both our and their […]
Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut Hollywood is filled with stories about films that were intended to be a particular way by its visionary director, epic treats that were certain to go amongst the best of their kind ever made, but never quite came to fruition because The Artist (director) had certain falling outs with […]