Classic Movie Reviews

Episode 230 - The Blues Brothers

“The Blues Brothers” 1980 is packed with music and lots of law enforcement car chases.  Then add in “Joliet” Jake and Elwood on “a mission from God” to save the orphanage

Episode 229 - Only Angels Have Wings

“Only Angels Have Wings” 1939 takes place in the fictional South American town of Barranca. There is danger, romance, and drama surrounding Barranca Airways a struggling

Episode 228 - Bicycle Thieves

“Bicycle Thieves” also known as “Bicycle Thief” 1948 is an Italian drama that presents a Rome family struggling with unemployment, poverty, and the aftermath of World War

Episode 227 - Double Feature: Time After Time & Somewhere In Time

Our podcast covers time travel movies. “Time After Time” 1979 from Director Nicholas Meyer transports us to H.G. Wells and his search for Doctor John Leslie Stevenson kn

Episode 226 - Sextette

“Sextette” 1978 is Mae West’s last film and showcases her talents and one liners. The movie is a wedding day mash-up of oddball characters, funny situations, antics of ex

Episode 225 - Blood On The Moon

We incorrectly said Robert Wise never directed a western.  Mr. Wise directed these westerns - “Two Flags West” 1950, “Tribute to a Bad Man” 1956, and “Blood on the Moon”

Episode 224 - The Lion

“The Lion” 1962 is a family/adventure film set on an animal preserve in Kenya. Director Jack Cardiff relies on excellent movie making skills to fill the screen with beaut

Episode 223 - Mogambo

“Mogambo” 1953 is a romance-adventure film set in Africa. Thank you to Patreon listener Arthur who recommended we include the movie in a podcast. Director John Ford built

Episode 222 - The Fog

“The Fog” 1980 is a horror-drama set in the California coastal town of Antonio Bay.  Director John Carpenter co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for this exciti

Episode 221 - Cry, the Beloved Country

“Cry, the Beloved Country” 1951 is based on Alan Paton’s 1948 novel depicting several aspects of Apartheid in South Africa. Director Zoltan Korda persevered to make this

Episode 220 - King Solomon's Mines

“King Solomon’s Mines” 1951 is the second film version depicting the danger and romance facing a group as they search for a missing husband and lost treasure in Africa in

Episode 219 - Bombshell

Thank you to one of our Patreon members for recommending “Bombshell” 1933 for this podcast.  Director Victor Fleming has created a fast-paced comedy.  Among Mr. Fleming’s

Episode 218 - Les Diaboliques

In “Les Diaboliques”, translated The Devils, Director Henri-Georges Clouzot gives us a prize winning eerie drama that is one of the best in the genre.  As the story unfol

Episode 217 - The 39 Steps

“The 39 Steps” 1935 is a spy movie with action taking place in the United Kingdom.  Director Alfred Hitchcock packs the film with elements such as an innocent man on the

Episode 216 - Abbott And Costello - Buck Privates & Keep Em’ Flying

The comedy duo of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello fit the bill with their 1941 movies “Buck Privates” and “Keep ‘Em Flying”.  With wars raging in Asia and Europe, there were

Episode 215 - Secret of the Incas & Raiders of the Lost Ark

“Secret of the Incas” 1954 an adventure film that influences“Indiana Jonas and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” 1981.  In “Secret of the Incas” Charlton Heston as Harry Steel

Episode 214 - The Sound Of Music

“The Sound of Music” 1965 is a musical and drama film andamong our favorite movies.  The creative talent of Director Robert Wise beautifully captures the von Trapp family

Episode 213 - Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

”Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” 1954 is set in 1850 and brings together wonderful Western themed musical and dance numbers and the horrible kidnapping of six women.  St

Episode 212 - Paint Your Wagon

“Paint Your Wagon” 1969 is a western – musical film.  Director Joshua Logan faced multiple challenges including remote locations, cast members with differing ideas and st

Episode 211 - Calamity Jane

“Calamity Jane” 1953 is a fanciful western, musical, and comedy involving the lives of Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok and many others in and around Deadwood, Dakota Terr