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6 Trailers To Keep Things Cheerful
After spending two weeks researching the career of Jason Voorhees, I am in the mood for some movies that feature absolutely no one getting brutally murdered. That’s why this edition of Lisa Marie’s...
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Back to School #29: Private School (dir by Noel Black)
In my previous two Back To School reviews, I took a look at two classic teen comedies. Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Risky Business both used and manipulated the standard teen comedy trappings to...
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Back to School #36: Mischief (dir by Mel Damski)
Have you ever noticed how, occasionally, a totally obscure film that was made several decades ago will suddenly show up on either Starz or Encore and, the next thing you know, it’s only like every...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #29: Pretty Poison (dir by Noel Black)
“I don’t care if critics like it; I hated it. I can’t like or be objective about films I had a terrible time doing.” — Tuesday Weld on Pretty Poison (1968) It’s actually rather depressing to read that...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #37: Jennifer on My Mind (dir by Noel Black)
The 1971 film Jennifer On My Mind opens with a lengthy montage of black-and-white photographs of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island. These, the film tells us, are the men and women who came to...
View ArticleFilm Review: Cover Me, Babe (dir by Noel Black)
I don’t know if I’ve ever come across a non-horror film that featured a more off-putting lead character than Tony, the protagonist of 1970’s Cover Me, Babe. A film student, Tony (Robert Forster, even...
View ArticleRetro Television Review: Quarterback Princess (dir by Noel Black)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
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