The Curmudgeon is becoming apprehensive about his dwindling supply of DVDs to review; however, he will soon have stacks of student essays and tests that can serve as targets for his slings and arrows. The latest excursion into …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淕andhi鈥�
The death of Congressman John Lewis reminded the Curmudgeon that it had been far too many years since he last watched Sir Richard Attenborough’s 1982 epic, 鈥淕andhi.鈥� The film has lost none of its punch in the last …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淭he Godfather鈥�
The Curmudgeon has always been aware that there are people in both Oklahoma and Texas who are anxious for news that he sleeps with the fishes. So far, he has managed to frustrate such vindictiveness. In other words, …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淏ack to the Future鈥�
The Curmudgeon first encountered H. G. Wells’s 鈥淲ar of the Worlds鈥� and 鈥淭he Time Machine鈥� in 1953 and has never been the same since. He was already intrigued about the possibility of time travel because of an almost-forgotten …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淐harade鈥�
Veteran perusers of these weekly rants have probably noticed that the Curmudgeon rarely says anything about musicals. One reason is that he doesn’t want to be mobbed by a group of music teachers armed with pitchforks and torches; …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淵oung Frankenstein鈥�
Even the staunchest of curmudgeons has to exercise his laugh muscles once or twice a year lest they atrophy. When that rare event happens, the first recourse will probably be a Mel Brooks classic. Not everything Brooks has …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淐entennial鈥�
“Extended vacations” are a good time to catch up on classic miniseries, a television genre that never quite goes away. Some are worth reviving and some are better left alone to wither and perish. At one time, a …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淲itness鈥�
The Curmudgeon has always liked that expression, “May you be doomed to live in interesting times.” We are living through some very exceptional times, and gloom and doom do pervade the atmosphere. Watching the various demonstrations and memorial …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淭he Siege鈥�
The Curmudgeon had planned to natter about some overlooked or forgotten westerns, but the shattering events in Minneapolis and other cities have turned him in a different direction. Hollywood has rarely given us serious films in depth about …
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This Week鈥檚 Review: 鈥淢oses the Lawgiver鈥�
A few weeks ago, I reviewed some biblical epics; my sacrificial lamb for today was less than an epic when it appeared in the 1974. A harshly cut DVD has been available, but until recently a complete version …