Reviews And Otherwise

Terry McCarty

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Film and tv reviews plus commentary.

3d ago

MY SUPERGIRL POST-MORTEM

Adaptations of DC’s SUPERGIRL tend to be underwhelming (didn’t see the TV series with Melissa Benoist). The 1984 campy Salkind production had Helen Slater upstaged by post-MOMMIE DEAREST Faye Dunaway. This one has been overly firebombed by misogynistic fanboys, for which the casting of Jason Momoa as Lobo wasn’t soothing enough. It does have its merits—mostly Milly Alcock’s transformation from depressed punk nihilism to responsible heroine.

5 min
Jun 27

NEW TO ME: A MAN BETRAYED/ROMANCE

Deep cuts from the filmographies of John Wayne and Greta Garbo. A MAN BETRAYED is Republic Pictures doing a knockoff of Frank Capra’s virtuous small town citizen confronting Big City corruption formula. Wayne plays Gary Cooper here and has some romantic chemistry with Frances Dee (daughter of politician/crime boss Edward Ellis). ROMANCE is pre-code 1930 with Garbo having fun with an Italian accent as opera star oppositely attracted to Gavin Gordon’s clergyman.

13 min
Jun 17

DISCLOSURE DAY

Discussing Steven Spielberg’s full-circle return to his chase thriller 70s roots plus side orders of UFO files paranoia and Hitchcock homages.

16 min
Jun 1

BACKROOMS/THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU/TOW

Reviews of a feature version of a YouTube series, a feature version of a Disney+ series and an original, non IP movie you’re probably unaware of.

20 min
May 9

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 IN UNDER 7 MINUTES

Discussing the 20 years on follow-up to the glossy fashion magazine comedy—plus some musing on why most celebs wouldn’t quit this year’s Jeff and Lauren Met Gala.

7 min
Apr 29

MICHAEL JACKSON ACCORDING TO ANTOINE FUQUA AND DAN REED

Discussing real Michael Jackson plus Antoine Fuqua and the estate’s sinned against angelic version—and Dan Reed’s view of Michael escaping accountability for his alleged sexual misbehavior with children.

31 min
Apr 22

LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY IN UNDER FOUR MINUTES

Irish horror director with his take on the nine-decades-plus unearthed and undead horror concept—which apparently collided with James Wan’s hopes to give WB/New Line a movie that was CONJURING-adjacent. Has its moments, mainly in the final third, but definitely a hodgepodge.

4 min
Apr 14

THE DRAMA/IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

Discussing two of the shiny object cringe comedy/dramas from the boutique portion of A24. Spoilers included for THE DRAMA.

9 min

Film and tv reviews plus commentary.

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Terry McCarty
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2021 - 2026
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121
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