Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The Cowboys (1972)

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I hadn't meant to watch this so soon after my last '70s western . But when I read the Netflix jacket, the timing seemed vaguely appr...
Sunday, September 26, 2021

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)

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A friend of mine talked me into watching the animation on HBO Max with him and then writing this review. I believe it's my first review ...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

High Plains Drifter (1973)

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Sometimes a movie sounds interesting based on negative reviews -- by virtue of highly contrary criticisms rather than extreme ones per se. I...
Sunday, September 19, 2021

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

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This has not received much mention in my social circles, but it gets moderately high ratings. After seeing its icon on Disney Plus enough ti...
Saturday, September 18, 2021

Open Your Eyes (1997)

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No, it has nothing to do with the movie of the same title from this year. It does have a remake, but that was Vanilla Sky (2001), reputedly...
Saturday, September 11, 2021

Secrets & Lies (1996)

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For a movie so highly rated all around, this was surprisingly elusive. I couldn't find it at the video store back when I lived near one,...
Saturday, September 4, 2021

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

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It had been nearly three months since my last 2020 Academy Award nominee viewing , so I moved another up in the queue. Why this one? I think...
Friday, August 27, 2021

Design for Living (1933)

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This disc came with Peter Ibbetson , which I skipped because I hadn't allotted enough time, it isn't the more popular of the two, an...
Sunday, August 22, 2021

Okja (2017)

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This pre- Parasite Bong Joon Ho hit had been sitting on my list for some time. Every once in a while, someone would either praise it or, le...
Sunday, August 15, 2021

Road to Perdition (2002)

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This is one of those rare times that I allow myself to review a re-viewing because I'd mostly forgotten the first viewing. I have a fri...
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