Scene of the Week: My Right Thumb
This week’s Scene of the Week does not come from some comedic parody of the Daniel Day Lewis film My Left Foot, but instead from 1988’s The Presidio starring Sean Connery and Mark Harmon. The Presidio...
Sean Connery
The Essentials: 1989 Action
1989 saw the inauguration of George H.W. Bush as the 41st President of the United States. 1989 was also the year that the Berlin Wall fell. And Nintendo released their Game Boy console in North American...
Scene of the Week: Young Indiana Jones
It is my belief that Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade is nothing short of a masterpiece. The third film in the franchise gave us more of Indy’s backstory than the previous films. This was achieved...
Bullet Points: Darby O’Gill and the Little People
Worthy adversaries are very important in making an exciting movie have real tension. Think about the physical behemoths that Kurt Sloane (Tong Po) and Frank Dux (Chong Li) had to face. Intellectual opponents can be equally...
Scene of the Week: The Hunt for Red October ☭
There are several things I enjoy about the 1990 action thriller The Hunt for Red October. I like watching and listening to Sean Connery, Sam Neill, Tim Curry, et al. trying to keep up with their...
Damsels: Vanessa Marcil – The Rock
The Rock has so many great things going for it. It has an unbelievable cast led by Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, Ed Harris, and John Spencer but there are so many notable action stars floating around...
Scene of the Week: Welcome to Zardoz
If you didn’t know, James Bond is my favorite movie character of all time. Sean Connery is my favorite actor to play James Bond. When I saw that Sean Connery was in an action/fantasy movie called Zardoz...
10 Ways that Highlander 3 Saved the Franchise
I am a huge fan of the Highlander franchise. It was as cool as can be when it came out and even though it’s had a few stumbles along the way, it is a series that...
Bullet Points: Operation Kid Brother
There is a long history in Hollywood of younger brothers outshining their older brothers. Sylvester Stallone might have more movies represented on this site, but there is no denying that Frank Stallone is the more talented...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Highlander
Highlander is a movie that completely changed me. I suddenly found myself wanting to learn more about my Scottish heritage, swinging various plastic swords all throughout my backyard, fighting and taking the heads of imaginary immortals in...
