GREAT MOMENTS WITH MR. LINCOLN

First surprise: that Lincoln is not a touch-feely biopic of the much-loved historical icon, and it does not gawk at him with starry-eyed he...

I'LL BE RIGHT HERE

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial premiered in North America on 11 June, 1982, and was initially meant to be a smallish personal project (for a bi...

THE HEAD, THE TAIL, THE WHOLE DAMN THING

For some time now, I've had people raising the question, "When are you going to review Jaws ?" because as we are all aware, th...

A HORSE AND HIS BOY

Some directors, following a long break between films, come back refreshed, recharged, and ready to do bold new things - the Stanley Kubrick ...

A BOY AND HIS DOG

It's not at all reasonable to say of something that's as blissfully enjoyable for as much of its running time as The Adventures of T...

PERSONAL FAVORITES, 1981: THE RETURN OF THE GREAT ADVENTURE

The year of my birth, 1981, was among the worst in cinema history, something I've only become strongly aware of in the last few weeks; y...