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Good Boy
from the series Movie Corner... 4 out of 5 Stars Horror By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Good Boy is a film that is difficult to pull off. To its credit it creates enough dread and creepy scenarios for one to be drawn into its dark corners and sometimes unexplained behavior and unexplained illness of the dog’s master. It is the dog, Indy, who’s the main character in this horror movie that mostly takes place in an abandoned house. Sony Pictures Todd inherited the house from his grandfather, and he brings a trusty Golden Retriever with him. Dogs are blessed with a sense of smell 10,000 to 100,000 times greater than humans. Dogs have up to 300 million olfactory receptors compared to humans’ 6 million. Good Boy is director Ben Leonberg’s debut feature film as well as the owner of Indy. A dog’s love is like no other for it is without judgment or condemnation. It’s Indy who sees and hears the dark menacing figure lurking around the house. [...]
Caught Stealing
from the series Movie Corner... 3 1/2 Stars out of 5 Dark Comedy/Drama/Psychological Thriller By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II When I went to Darren Aronofsky’s film Caught Stealing, I went blindly without reading any of the critics’ reviews. I thought why not? I love Requiem for a Dream (2000), Black Swan (2010) and I give The Wrestler (2008) and The Whale (2022) high marks. Sony Pictures However, Caught Stealing isn’t much like his other films. It’s sort of a goof ball caper that nobody in their right mind would want to be caught up in. The lame duck is Hank Thompson, an aspiring baseball player heading for the major leagues until years ago he was involved in a serious car accident, leaving him with a knee injury which disqualified him from professional play. Nonetheless, Hank roots for his hometown San Francisco Giants. Hank works as a bartender at a local bar. His girlfriend Yvonne comes by his job after her late shift as a [...]
Movie Anniversaries!
Movies With a 50 Year Anniversary Jaws (1975)Dog Day Afternoon (1975)The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)Nashville (1975)Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)Barry Lyndon (1975)The Passenger (1975)Three Days of the Condor (1975)Bite the Bullet (1975) Some Movies With a 60 Year Anniversary Sound of Music (1965)Doctor Zhivago (1965)For A Few Dollars More (1965)Pierrot le Fou (1965)The Spy Who Came in From The Cold (1965)A Patch of Blue (1965)Help! (1965)The Shop on Main Street(1965)Juliet of the Spirits(1965)The Sons of Katie Elder(1965) Compiled by Howard McQuitter II of Movie Corner fame
