Monthly Archives: June 2019

The Bad Seed (2018) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 30, 2019 by cobblerjon

Emma Grossman (McKenna Grace) is eating breakfast and watching a cat struggle in the lily pond just outside her window. The edges feature overhangs, so the cat has no chance of getting out unassisted. Emma talks to her dad (Rob … Continue reading →

Posted in B, Movies, TV | Tagged Barbara Marshall, Marci T. House, McKenna Grace, Patty McCormack, Rob Lowe, Sarah Dugdale, The Bad Seed, William March | Leave a comment

Jonny Lee Miller is Sherlock Holmes in “Elementary”: Season Two, Episodes 4, 5, and 6 – reviewed by George

Posted on June 28, 2019 by cobblerjon

Episode 4: Poison Pen Mistress Felicia the dominatrix (Keesha Sharp) arrives at her customer’s townhouse to find him dead. She calls Holmes. and he tells her to call Captain Gregson (Aidan Quinn), and that he, Holmes, will be right there. … Continue reading →

Posted in E, TV | Tagged Aidan Quinn, Andrew Bernstein, Catherine Humphris, Christine Moore, Elementary, Jason Tracey, Jon Michael Hill, Jonny Lee Miller, Keesha Sharp, Laura Benanti, Liz Friedman, Lucy Liu, Noelle Beck, Sanaa Hamri, Talia Balsam | Leave a comment

Commentary by Anita: Sesame Street Parodies Game of Thrones (2019)*****

Posted on June 27, 2019 by nita166

Maybe the last season of GoT was a bust but Sesame Street has made up for it 100 times fold, trust me. I ran across it by accident while flipping channels. I watch a great deal of public TV as … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Miniseries, TV | Tagged Big Bird, educational TV, Elmo, Game of Thrones, Grover, Lena Heady, Oscar, Peter Dinklage, Public Television | Leave a comment

Good Omens (2019) Reviewed by Anita *****

Posted on June 27, 2019 by nita166

This is an enchanting tale of bungling Armageddon. This particular interpretation of how the world would come undone (aside of the actual Biblical version) was first a novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Every chapter is hilarious, I laughed … Continue reading →

Posted in Miniseries | Tagged Adria Arjona, Antichrist, Armageddon, bible, David Tennant, Douglas Mackinnon, Jack Whitehall, Jon Hamm, Michael McKean, Michael Sheen, Neil Gaiman, Sam Taylor Buck, Terry Pratchett | Leave a comment

My Science Project (1985) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 27, 2019 by cobblerjon

1957 – The Air Force obtains a crashed UFO. 1985 – A high school science teacher (Dennis Hopper) is trying to rouse some interest in his slacker students Mike and Vince (John Stockwell and Fisher Stevens), and finally has to … Continue reading →

Posted in M, Movies | Tagged Danielle von Zerneck, Dennis Hopper, Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Jonathan R. Betuel, My Science Project, Pat Simmons, Raphael Sbarge | Leave a comment

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: Season One, Episodes 28 and 29 (1967) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 27, 2019 by cobblerjon

# 28: The High and the Deadly Affair Named after and similar to “The High and the Mighty”, since this is about a planeload of people in danger, the story begins on the moors of England where Dr. Albert Merek … Continue reading →

Posted in G, TV, UNCLE | Tagged Arthur Malet, Arthur Rowe, Barry Macollum, David Brian, Eileen Baral, Estelle Winwood, Fred Waugh, Grayson Hall, Harvey Jason, Jameson Brewer, John O'Dea, John Orchard, Jon Cedar, Julie Adams, Leo G. Carroll, Murray Matheson, Nigel Harrison, Randy Kirby, Richard Bennett, Stefanie Powers, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. | Leave a comment

Big Fat Liar (2002) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 26, 2019 by cobblerjon

Golly, what a super movie! Frankie Muniz plays Jason Shepherd, a kid who prevaricates (sounds better than lies) a lot. And not just at school (why he doesn’t have a paper to turn in), but at home too (of course he … Continue reading →

Posted in B, Movies | Tagged Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, Amy Hill, Big Fat Liar, Brian Robbins, Christine Tucci, Dan Schneider, Donald Faison, Frankie Muniz, Jaleel White, Lee Majors, Michael Bryan French, Paul Giamatti, Russell Hornsby, Sandra Oh, Shawn Levy | Leave a comment

Three Ages (1923) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 25, 2019 by cobblerjon

Buster Keaton starred in and directed this picture which features three identical stories, BUT set in three different ages, so the details are clever and original. “Love is the unchanging axis on which the World revolves. There is no better … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, T | Tagged Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman, Eddie Cline, Jean Havez, Joe Roberts, Joseph Mitchell, Lillian Lawrence, Margaret Leahy, Three Ages, Wallace Beery | Leave a comment

My Hero, Season One (2000) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 24, 2019 by cobblerjon

This British half-hour comedy had six seasons, but all I can get my hands on is # 1. Still, it is definitely recommended. Ardal O’Hanlon plays Thermoman and his earth cover George Sunday, and Emily Joyce plays his earthwoman lover … Continue reading →

Posted in M, TV | Tagged Ardal O'Hanlon, Emily Joyce, Geraldine McNulty, Hugh Dennis, John Stroud, My Hero, Paul Mayhew Archer, Paul Mendelson, Philip Whitechurch, Thermoman, Ultron | Leave a comment

Harold Lloyd in “Hot Water” (1924) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 23, 2019 by cobblerjon

“Married life is like dandruff. It falls heavily on your shoulders, you get a lot of free advice about it, but up to date nothing has been found to cure it.” The bridegroom is late to his own wedding after … Continue reading →

Posted in H, Movies | Tagged Charles Stevenson, Fred Newmeyer, Harold Lloyd, Hot Water, Jobyna Ralston, John Grey, Josephine Crowell, Mickey McBan, Robert Israel, Sam Taylor, Thomas J. Grey, Tim Whelan | Leave a comment