‘Movie Corner’ Archives
By Any Means (2026)
from the series Movie Corner… 3.5 Stars Out of Five Howard McQuitter II Period Piece/ Political Thriller/ Action/ True Crime Paramount Pictures By HOWARD MCQUITTER II As the summer comes to an end along with the summer blockbusters (The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, etc.) there's usually a hiatus between the summer blockbusters and the upcoming films with Oscar aspirations. However, early in September I decided to see By Any Means, directed by Elegance Bratton (The Inspection - 2022), a film set in 1966 in the heart of the Civil Rights struggle in the volatile state of Mississippi where murders, beatings and expulsions of Blacks and sympathetic whites occurred with the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. The film leads its audience to Mississippi NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer, promoter of voting rights for Blacks, who is murdered by Ku Klux Klan members. What's fresh in the minds of Black people is the murders of three civil rights workers: James Chaney, [...]
The Odyssey
from the series Movie Corner... Howard McQuitter II 5/5 Stars Universal Pictures 2026Adventure/Dark Fantasy/Adventure Hero By HOWARD MCQUITTER I anticipate a Christopher Nolan Film (Memento, The Dark Knight,Interstellar, Oppenheimer, The Prestige, Insomnia, et cetera) will be memorable.The Odyssey is no exception. Nolan avoids using Computer Graphic Imaging(CGI); applauded by many who are fans of his work.It is Nolan's version of the ancient Odyssey story that is estimated to beabout 2,700 years old and written by the Greek poet Homer sometime betweenthe 8th or 9th century BCE (Before Common Era). Some modern historiansbelieve the long oral story may have been by more than one person. Be that as itmay, Nolan makes The Odyssey a most passionate, riveting film, larger than life,an extraordinary adventure journey, a cinematic wonder, and all done on 70mmentirely in IMAX.Odysseus is a war-torn warrior, away from his wife Penelope and sonTelemachus for 10 years. He hasn't [...]
The Death of Robin Hood
from the series Movie Corner... 3/5 Stars 2026Ryder Picture CompanyPeriod Piece/Adventure/Drama By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Over the last century, many actors have played Robin Hood on film and television. The earliest Robin Hood is played by Douglas Fairbanks (1922). Errol Flynn takes on that legendary character in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. Flynn’s version of Robin Hood as a man who delights in robbing the rich and giving to the poor is probably the best known. Sean Connery donned the cape but as an older, more seasoned Robin in Robin and Marian (1976). Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood plays a more modern version of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves which was a blockbuster. To be a more comedic Robin Hood, Cary Elwes did a parody of the fictional character in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Russell Crowe plays a hardy, war-battled archer with a dark edge in 2010. Taron Egerton in 2018 plays a rather action-packed Robin Hood. On television, [...]
