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With the release of his new movie The Wrecker   (an over-the-top, unintentionally hilarious action flick that somehow made its way into theaters) I thought it was time to take a minute to celebrate one of my favorite actors of all time: Harvey Keitel . Because even if The Wrecker  is a certifiably ridiculous film, Harvey’s still Harvey... fascinating, intense, and endlessly watchable. Harvey Keitel has been one of the most consistent, fearless, and flat-out interesting actors

I enjoy wearing pants, nice pants. I particularly enjoy wearing my Film Critic Pants. They fit, they are on, and I am ready to review four new movies in this week's capsule (short) movie reviews for Friday, May 30th, 2025. 1) BRING HER BACK Let's just say it: Bring Her Back  is one of the worst horror films of the year. And that's saying something because 2025 has already been loaded with cheap, pretentious, pseudo-elevated horror flicks that think they're smarter than they a

The new documentary "Music By John Williams,"  now streaming on Disney+ , explores composer John Williams ' life, historic career, and contributions to music. It is outstanding and a must-see for any fan of movies and music. In honor of this new film about the life of perhaps the greatest film composer in history, I am sharing with you the list of my 20 Favorite Movie Scores of All Time, ranked in order with the # 1 entry being my favorite movie score ever (yeah, I know, it's

Growing up in the 70s was pretty amazing; the music was incredible, world events were pretty crazy, the trends were unforgettable, and it was a bsolutely the finest decade for film in the medium's history. Classic movies were released every week, and major studios were producing films like "Dog Day Afternoon,"   "Taxi Driver,"   "Five Easy Pieces,"   "Rolling Thunder,"  and "Badlands,"  the kinds of movies that, if made today, would have to be independently produced and would