Julie and I watched the new Flatliners the other night, and she mentioned how it was different from the original. I had only seen parts of the original myself so we thought it might be fun to watch it, as part of our regular Cocktails and Classics lineup, and do a comparison. Thus, Cocktails and … [Read more…]
Julie and I had not seen this movie since we were kids, and both had fond memories of it. Action, adventure, heroes, villains, and a rocket pack, what’s not to love? It’s one of those classic adventure films full of cheesy, tropey, family fun, but would it hold up in this age of superhero blockbusters? … [Read more…]
Scrolling through old movies to watch, we passed this one and I commented how much I enjoyed it when I was younger. Julie made the fateful statement, “I don’t think I’ve seen that,” which of course required us to hit play. It was a surprise to me that I found a lot more to appreciate … [Read more…]
Remember the angsty teen drama that was all dark and looked like Twilight….yah me neither. Good thing that’s not what I’m talking about. Teen Wolf, the 1985 classic starring Michael J. Fox, was a favorite of mine when I was younger. Fun fact, it was filmed before Back to the Future, but released after. They … [Read more…]
We are a little late with this one, but in honor of the passing of Sir Sean Connery we wanted our movie last week to be the next James Bond film in line for us. You might wonder, why did we pick one of the ones no one ever talks about? Back during quarantine we … [Read more…]
Today, Cargo Film & Releasing — a global film sales and distribution agency — is pleased to announce the upcoming digital release of Insert Coin, a documentary focused on the history of Midway Games, a ragtag team of game developers with a simple punk-rock design mantra: “there are no rules.” Director Joshua Tsui’s Insert Coin takes viewers on a raucous … [Read more…]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a caricature, almost a parody of high school in the late 70s, early 80s. At least it seems that way from the perspective of someone who went to high school in the 90s. While I knew people in school that I could say were just like the characters in … [Read more…]
*Update: Rushed this article and criminally neglected Jackie Gleason’s role in making this comedy work.* Remember a time when comedy was funny without trying? Maybe I’m old, but I still laugh more at this movie, released in 1977, than most modern ‘comedies’ combined. It’s irreverent, and just on the virtuous side of vulgar, and it … [Read more…]
This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I remember watching it on the TV in my Grandparent’s basement because they had HBO. I was enthralled with the idea of kids standing up for injustice, and I probably had a crush on Billie Jean. I can’t say for sure because I know I … [Read more…]
Our original plan was to watch Space Camp with a variation of a Tang screwdriver (we were going to call it a NASA Screwdriver). Should have known, when Tang was so hard to find, something wasn’t going right. No one…not one of the many streaming services we have had Space Camp available. So, we moved … [Read more…]