“Head” came not to praise The Monkees, but to bury them. When I was a kid, I wanted to be in The Monkees more than anything. I remember that Nickelodeon had some contest where you could be “A Monkee for a day,” basically hanging out with the three Monkees who were talking at that point… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Head’

I remember seeing an ad for a new Keanu Reeves movie and thinking it was the dumbest thing I had ever seen. Needless, over the top gunplay, a ridiculous sounding plot and the whole thing looked and sounded derivative of one of his past works. The film? 1999’s “The Matrix.”  Everyone loved it and I was… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘John Wick’

One of my favorite podcasts is “How Did This Get Made,” where Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas (I spelled that right without checking!) and June Diane Raphael discuss bad movies. Generally, they rip them apart, but sometimes they express genuine admiration for these films. Such is the case with the “Fast & Furious” franchise, starting with… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Fast Five’

“Would you like me to tell you the little story of Right Hand-Left Hand – the story of good and evil? H-A-T-E! It was with this left hand that old brother Cain struck the blow that laid his brother low. L-O-V-E. You see these fingers, dear hearts? These fingers has veins that run straight to the soul… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘The Night of the Hunter’

Every month when Netflix, Hulu and Amazon release the titles of films coming to and leaving the services, I swear that a dozen or so James Bond titles are always on the “addition” section.” So are “Apocalypse Now” and “Apocalypse Now: Redux.” I don’t think they’re ever leaving streaming services, perhaps there’s just some deal… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’

Recently I took Ava to get her first library card. So far she’s mostly interested in using the computer at the library and checking out lame films for free from their children’s section. For instance, our most recent visit included “Casper’s Scare School,” “Lego DC Superhero Girls: Brain Drain,” and one that I picked out:… Read More 100 Films I Haven’t Seen: ‘My Neighbor Totoro’

I apologize for the delay in this post. Partly it was due to me starting grad school, which has me spending a bit more time reading textbooks than watching movies I’ve never seen. The other factor is that after the events of Charlottesville, I decided to bump up these two films that were already on… Read More 100 Films I Haven’t Seen: ‘Birth of a Nation’ (1915 & 2016)

I noticed the other day that David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” was leaving Hulu on Aug. 1, which seemed like the nudge I needed to finally get around to watching it. Film 6: “Blue Velvet” My excuse for not seeing it: I was seven years old when it came out, so that’s probably a good excuse.… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Blue Velvet’

My last film was “Blade Runner,” which I said was kind of a cheat. This one is not a cheat. Despite having read multiple Hunter S. Thompson books, I’ve never seen “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” My parents introduced me to the concept of Hunter S. Thompson at a young age, giving me a… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’

This one feels like a bit of a cheat. Of course I’ve seen “Blade Runner.” Everyone has. But I had never seen the theatrical cut. It had sort of disappeared from home video following the release Ridley Scott’s director’s cut. Film 4: “Blade Runner” My excuse for not seeing it: I first saw “Blade Runner”… Read More 100 films I haven’t seen: ‘Blade Runner’