Sunday Matinee

Much like Rollerball, George Romero’s Knightriders is one of those movies that is deceptive. It looks like a mindless action film, because there are guys jousting on motorcycles. But the violence is just a device; the film is actually packed Read More

Okay, let’s get it out of the way; “soylent green is people.” Yes, we know. I was (and am) a huge Charleton Heston fan, and Soylent Green was one big reason (The Ten Commandments, Planet of the Apes, Ben Hur, and Read More

My childhood wasn’t all filled with science fiction. One of my favorite films growing up was 1964’s Becket, starring Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O’Toole as king Henry II. It showed on Cinemax, and I had a VHS Read More

I actually had the opportunity to see 1976’s Logan’s Run in the theater when I was visiting cousins out in Omaha. (Yes, I’m that old.) Based on a novel by William F. Nolan, the film takes place in a future Read More

I thought I’d start a new series (but no telling how assiduously I’ll follow my intent to post one of these every Sunday) on some of the films that influenced me during my more formative years; before and just as Read More