Archive for the 'Movies' Category



Teen Wolf (1985)

Now here's a comedy you can really sink your teeth into. Michael J. Fox played a teenager entering puberty (hence starting to change to a werewolf on a regular basis), even though he was 22 or 23 when it was filmed. I wish I could have looked that way.
The story starts with Scott Howard wondering [...]

To Sir, with Love (1967)

This is an underrated film from my childhood. I recently received a new copy on DVD and the pleasure of watching it again was almost overwhelming. My son, Jon, was able to see it for the first time. He'll be 22 in a few days and it was made long before he was born. He [...]

Evan Almighty (2007)

Evan Baxter, the anchorman that was the subject of Bruce's ire in the movie that inspired this sequel, is tapped by God to build an ark. Evan is a God-fearing individual who ran for and became a congressman, and then moved to an area where other congressmen live near Washington, DC. I'm thinking Virginia, but [...]

Bruce Almighty (2003)

Since I just recently watched the sequel to this, I thought it would be appropriate to write about his movie and then the sequel after this.
Bruce, a newspaper reporter who thinks he isn't getting what he deserves, blames God for his misfortune. Along the way, he challenges God in that he could do things better. [...]

Johnny Dangerously (1984)

You gotta love a roaring 20s gangster movie as a comedy instead of the usual shoot-em-up. I replaced a worn out VHS tape a couple of years ago with the DVD version, just so my son (who was born a year after it was released) could watch it for the very first time.
In this story, [...]