Category Archives: G

Goya’s Ghost (2007) Reviewed by Anita ***

Posted on December 2, 2019 by nita166

Top-notch star-studded cast is what you will find in this film. Set in 18th/19th century Spain, Goya’s Ghost is a hot bed of the problems of the times. Milos Forman created a world that is rich in intrigue, history, and … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies | Tagged Catolic Church, Goya, Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Spain, Spanish Inquistion | Leave a comment

Groundhog Day (1993) – reviewed by George

Posted on November 28, 2019 by cobblerjon

Well, it’s not a Thanksgiving movie, but it IS a Holiday movie. Okay, I don’t know anybody who gets a holiday from work on February 2, but you know what I mean. Phil Connor (Bill Murray) is a TV weatherman … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies | Tagged Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle Murray, Chris Elliott, Danny Rubin, George Fenton, Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis, Peggy Roeder, Scooter, Sonny Bono, Stephen Tobolowsky, Willie Garson | Leave a comment

The Guru (2002) – reviewed by George

Posted on November 14, 2019 by cobblerjon

The movie begins with a Bollywood number, because the hero, Ramu Gupta (Jimi Mistry), teaches Indian dancing (in India). But he has a secret yearning to be a dancer in Hollywood musicals, so when his cousin Vijay (Emil Marwa) writes … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies | Tagged Ajay Naidu, Anita Gillette, Bobby Canavale, Christine Baranski, Daisy Von Scherler Mayer, Dash Mihok, Dwight Ewell, Emil Marwa, Heather Graham, Jimi Mistry, Marisa Tomei, Michael McKean, Pat McNamara, The Guru, Tracey Jackson | Leave a comment

G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom (2004) – reviewed by George

Posted on November 13, 2019 by cobblerjon

This CGI animated feature is pretty good, but I had to see about half of it to begin appreciating it. I guess that’s because the intended audience is adolescents. Basically the G.I. Joes make up an organization of men and … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies, TV, V | Tagged Dale Carman, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, GI Joe: Valor vs. Venom, Judith Reeves-Stevens | Leave a comment

Goosebumps (2015) – reviewed by George

Posted on October 28, 2019 by cobblerjon

Perfect for Halloween viewing, with some very scary moments and some terrifying ones as well. Also humor and some twists. Zach (Dylan Minnette) is sent to live with his Aunt Gale (Amy Ryan), who also works at the local high … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies | Tagged Amy Ryan, Darren Lemke, Dylan Minnette, Goosebumps, Jack Black, Larry Karaszewski, Odeya Rush, R.L. Stine, Rob Letterman, Ryan Lee, Scott Alexander | Leave a comment

Harold Lloyd in “Get Out and Get Under” (1920) – reviewed by George

Posted on September 9, 2019 by cobblerjon

“There are six reasons why a young man has his picture taken. One is A Girl – the other five don’t count.” The photographer is really painstaking – and irritating. He wants Harold’s head at a certain angle, his feet … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies | Tagged Fred McPherson, Get Out and Get Under, H.M. Walker, Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Robert Israel | Leave a comment

Glass (2019) – reviewed by George

Posted on July 31, 2019 by cobblerjon

To me “Unbreakable” was an action movie with sci-fi overtones, “Split” was a monster-horror movie with psychiatry overtones, and now “Glass” is a suspense movie with more psychiatry overtones. To demonstrate this, after a brief sequence where David Dunn (Bruce … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Movies | Tagged Adam David Thompson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Bruce Willis, Charlayne Woodard, Glass, James McAvoy, Luke Kirby, M. Night Shyamalan, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Spencer Treat Clark, Split, Unbreakable | 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

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.: Season One, Episodes 25, 26, and 27 (1967) – reviewed by George

Posted on June 20, 2019 by cobblerjon

Episode 25: The Phi Beta Killer Affair The beginning is cleverly built around the assassination of Julius Ceasar (here he’s a hood known as Big Julie, played by Jerry Lester), and starts at a steam bath in Florida. Big Julie … Continue reading →

Posted in G, TV, UNCLE | Tagged Alan Caillou, Alf Kjellin, Angelique Pettyjohn, Barbara Nichols, Barry Shear, Dean Hargrove, Don Chastain, Edward Asner, Gari Hardy, Jack LaRue, Jackson Gillis, James McCallion, Jerry Lester, John Brahm, Leo G. Carroll, Lynn Bari, Michael J. Pollard, Nigel Harrison, Richard Bakalyan, Richard Roat, Signe Hasso, Sorrell Booke, Stefanie Powers, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Tony Barrett, Victor Buono | Leave a comment

Game of Thrones (05-19-2019)-Reviewed by Anita **

Posted on June 15, 2019 by nita166

Really? Did you honestly feel the last episode of this epic story was justified in how it was done? Have you read the books? Yes, I did like it-like it, but then again I hated it. I come to this … Continue reading →

Posted in G, Miniseries | Tagged Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Lena Heady, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Sophie Turner | Leave a comment