Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 3, 2016

I dunno. Maybe it’s just the mood that I’m in today. There’s really nothing wrong with this trailer, and it looks like Ghostbusters 3 or whatever they wind up actually calling it could be entertaining. Still, there’s a part of me that watches this and feels like it seems more   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on March 3, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 28, 2016

One of the things that I always love about Stephen Chow’s movies is that he never forgets that he is making a movie. What I mean by that is that rather than trying to fit into some kind of “realistic” mode which seems to be all the rage now, Chow...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 25, 2016

So if you take two of the most popular and terrifying horror franchises ever produced and have the main characters come into conflict with each other what do you get? Well, if you’re talking about what’s come to be known as J-Horror, and those franchises are Ringu and Ju-On –...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 20, 2016

Okay, let’s take a look at 2014’s The Judge and see what we’ve got here: Robert Duvall as the titular cantankerous old coot judge? Check. Robert Downey Jr as his charming arsehole lawyer son? Check. Billy Bob Thornton as the too slick opposition lawyer? Check. Vera Farmiga as the s   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 15, 2016

If you were a fan of the first season of Netflix/Marvel’s Daredevil, you’re going to find a lot to like about this trailer for the second season. One thing that pleased me personally is that we’re actually going to get the red suit instead of him being simply decked out...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 13, 2016

Roger Michell’s 2006 film Venus could very easily have been your typical May-December romance/coming of age story, but fortunately it isn’t, largely thanks not only to an inspired performance by the always fascinating Peter O’Toole, but a much surprising turn by Jodie Whittaker as   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 11, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 8, 2016

There are times when eating is simply about fueling up the body for whatever is to come next. Then there are those other times… Juzo Itami’s Tampopo is a film that never forgets the sensual side of food and eating. The movie takes its name from that of its heroine,...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 6, 2016

In the last Covering Comics column (#14), I did a spotlight feature on the covers of Artist Neal Adams, and at the end I noted that Mr. Adams is still doing occasional work in comics, though most of the time now he’s concentrating on illustrating mini-series which he is also...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 4, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on February 1, 2016

After the recent surprise announcement of the follow-up film 10 Cloverfield Lane and the accompanying trailer which immediately turned me on if for no other reason than the presence of John Goodman who is almost always a selling point for me, I decided maybe it was time to go ahead...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 30, 2016

I’ve often said that I miss the comics covers of old. Those covers were designed, unlike many of the ones being produced today which are merely mini-posters spotlighting the titular character without giving any indication of the story contained inside, to draw readers in and make them anxious   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 28, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 26, 2016

Part buddy cop movie, part let’s fight police corruption movie, The Super Cops works pretty well as at least light entertainment. This is definitely one time where you should think Starsky and Hutch much more than say Serpico or even Lethal Weapon. The setting is early 70s New York, and...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 25, 2016

It’s time to take a look at one of the films on the Sight and Sound Top 250 of All Time again, and today’s pick is #199 on the list, Jacques Tourneur’s Out of the Past. And as always I’ll note that for those just joining us, you can find...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 24, 2016

Stanley Kubrick: The Lost Tapes is a short documentary which was compiled by Jim Casey from a series of tape recordings made by Jeremy Bernstein in 1966. At the time of the recordings, Kubrick was in the midst of making 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Bernstein was writing a profile...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 23, 2016

In October of 2015 Gambit Magazine posted a list of its top 15 films that were still considered “lost” at the time. The list contained many of the usual suspect such as London at Midnight, but it also highlighted some obscurities such as a Filipino parody Batman Fights Dracula and...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 21, 2016

Between this blog and my previous one, Professor Damian’s Public Domain Treasure Chest, I’ve been writing about movies for quite a while now. Because of that, there are a lot of posts that have simply gotten lost to the mists of time. So, I figured I’d use the idea of...   read more

Durnmoose Movie Musings Posted by Michael on January 20, 2016

I’ve often said that I miss the comics covers of old. Those covers were designed, unlike many of the ones being produced today which are merely mini-posters spotlighting the titular character without giving any indication of the story contained inside, to draw readers in and make them anxious   read more