Here’s a 2015 instant classic, Tom Hanks in Bridge of Spies. Watch this video on YouTube Check it out.
Category: Sunday Matinee
Sunday Matinee: Confessions of a Samurai
Here’s a Russian-Japanese movie about a yakuza gangster who becomes an orthodox priest and moves to Russia to escape his
Sunday Matinee: The Last Witch Hunter
This Vinn Diesel vehicle gets mixed reviews. Roger Ebert gave it three out of four. But don’t let him make
Sunday Matinee Double Feature: La Ley de Herodes and La Dictadura Perfecta
If you want to understand Mexico, here’s a good place to start. La Ley de Herodes tells the story of
Sunday Matinee: Humphrey Bogart in Last Edition USA
Here’s a good flick, with Humphrey Bogart starring as the editor of a failing newspaper. The movie is all full
Sunday Matinee: Killer Elite
Robert DeNiro and Jason Statham star as professional killers hired to take on the SAS. What could go wrong? Watch
Sunday Matinee: Indiscreet
How long has it been since you’ve seen a movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant? Indiscreet is the second
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious
Here’s a 1946 flick that has everything: drunk driving, violence, smoking in bed. And the OSS pimping out a chick
Sunday Matinee: The Vikings
Here’s the 1958 classic The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, and Janet Leigh. Watch this video on
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Steps
Here is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic The 39 Steps. Watch this video on YouTube Wikipedia reports that the director’s cameo
Sunday Matinee: Deadlier Than the Male
Here’s Elke Sommer, before she was a Bond girl, as a psychotic murderer for a master criminal. Actually, it’s not
Sunday Matinee: Agent 505: Death Trap Beirut
Here’s one of those cartoonish James Bond secret agent knockoffs that I cut my milk teeth on. Watch this video
Sunday Matinee: In Pursuit of Honor
This made-for-teevee Western stars Don Johnson with a little bit of Rod Steiger thrown in for good measure. It’s nice,
Sunday Matinee: Ferrum
Sorry I’m late. I got caught in internet traffic. Ferrum is some kind of existential Russian gangster art flick. I
Sunday Matinee: The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World
In the sixties, various studios came out with James Bond knockoffs. There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of spy and secret
Sunday Matinee: Immortals
Here’s a movie about Greek gods and mortals and a magic bow. Everything you could want in a movie except
Sunday Matinee: Some Chinese Action Movie
Here’s some Chinese action movie, dubbed in English. Lots of bow and arrow gunfights. Spoiler Alert: The Manchurians are real
Sunday Matinee: The Challenger
Here’s a boxing movie. It’s pretty good. Check it out.
Sunday Matinee: My War
Here’s a Chinese war movie about the Korean War, where the Chinese are the good guys, and the bad guys
Sunday Matinee: Hellzapoppin’
Here’s a zany 1941 slapstick comedy based on a long-running Broadway show. It’s a wacky spectacular example of burlesque comedy