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Rocky IV (1985, Sylvester Stallone)
I rarely worry about how I’m going to get 250 words about a film. Rocky IV probably features 251 words of dialogue. Well, closer to 251 than not, anyway. Really, what is there to say about this one?...
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Dwight H. Little)
While still bad, Halloween 4 is better than I ever expected. It’s barely ninety minutes and forty or so minutes are of people in crisis, which passes the time fairly well. It takes place in an...
View ArticleSpider-Man (1977, E.W. Swackhamer)
Someone is mind-controlling upstanding citizens and making them commit daredevil bank robberies in broad daylight. While New York’s finest detectives–cigar-chewing Michael Pataki and his nitwit...
View ArticleSpider-Man Strikes Back (1978, Ron Satlof)
Spider-Man Strikes Back is the international theatrical release of a two-part “Amazing Spider-Man” episode. It’s unclear if any significant changes were made (or insignificant ones). Though I really...
View ArticleHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Dwight H. Little)
While still bad, Halloween 4 is better than I ever expected. It’s barely ninety minutes and forty or so minutes are of people in crisis, which passes the time fairly well. It takes place in an...
View ArticleRocky IV (1985, Sylvester Stallone), the director’s cut
Sylvester Stallone’s director’s cut of Rocky IV arrives four sequels and thirty-five years after the film’s original release. Stallone says it’s for the thirty-fifth anniversary; Robert Doornick (who...
View ArticleHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988, Dwight H. Little)
While still bad, Halloween 4 is better than I ever expected. It’s barely ninety minutes and forty or so minutes are of people in crisis, which passes the time fairly well. It takes place in an...
View ArticleSpider-Man (1977, E.W. Swackhamer)
Someone is mind-controlling upstanding citizens and making them commit daredevil bank robberies in broad daylight. While New York’s finest detectives–cigar-chewing Michael Pataki and his nitwit...
View ArticleSpider-Man Strikes Back (1978, Ron Satlof)
Spider-Man Strikes Back is the international theatrical release of a two-part “Amazing Spider-Man” episode. It’s unclear if any significant changes were made (or insignificant ones). Though I really...
View ArticleRocky IV (1985, Sylvester Stallone), the director’s cut
Sylvester Stallone’s director’s cut of Rocky IV arrives four sequels and thirty-five years after the film’s original release. Stallone says it’s for the thirty-fifth anniversary; Robert Doornick (who...
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Spider-Man: Night of the Clones and Escort to Danger (1978, Fernando Lamas...
Night of the Clones and Escort to Danger is a strange way to watch a couple episodes of “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Without anywhere near enough episodes for syndication, the show’s producers packaged a...
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Spider-Man: The Con Caper and the Curse of Rava (1978, Tom Blank and Michael...
In a more modern context, The Con Caper and the Curse of Rava take on additional depth. First, there’s convicted state or federal senator (or congressman) William Smithers. He’s a white guy who once...
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