Monthly Archives: June 2021

Untimely Movie Review: Lethal Weapon

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Tom Garrett

The next stop in my meandering, years-long journey through the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection is Lethal Weapon, a film that walks a thin line between wildly entertaining (if absurd) action movie and borderline-self-parody buddy-cop trope-fest.  Man, that was a lot … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: The Color Purple

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Tom Garrett

The Color Purple has the distinction of being the most-nominated film not to win an Oscar.  The 1985 adaptation of the Alice Walker novel earned an impressive 11 nominations, but failed to win a single Academy Award, tying the record … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: Amadeus

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Tom Garrett

There are two vital pieces of insight I’ve learned about Amadeus in the years since I first saw it. The first was Milos Forman’s observation that the film had not two brilliant stars, but three: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, … Continue reading →

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