I probably should have timed the release a little better to coincide with the recent Disney+ sequel movie (which we don’t even get around to talking about), but my son Joseph and I tackle the 2003 Lindsay Lohan/Jamie Lee Curtis remake of Freaky Friday in our latest Film at 11 podcast episode. Ostensibly, we use… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 28 | Freaky Friday (2003)
I may have backed myself into a corner on the Film at 11 podcast a couple weeks ago. At the end of our E.T. episode, I made my son Joseph play a game where he picked a random year, from which I would then need to choose a movie for our next episode together. Joseph… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 16 | Hairspray (2007)
It’s doubles all around! To mark our milestone eleventh episode of the Film at 11 podcast, I have subjected both of my 11-year-old sons (yes, both of them!) to not one but two versions of the twin-swapping comedy classic The Parent Trap: the 1961 Hayley Mills original and the 1998 Lindsay Lohan remake. Who better… Read More Film at 11 Podcast: Episode 11 | The Parent Trap (Double Feature)!
The Killer is legendary action filmmaker John Woo’s masterpiece. To be clear, when I say that, I’m of course referring to Woo’s 1989 film called The Killer. His new 2024 movie also called The Killer, which is being promoted as a self-directed remake of his own work, is something different entirely. The new version of… Read More La Femme Redundant | The Killer (2024) on Peacock
Two decades following its debut, the 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers saw its reputation elevated from a cheesy B-movie to a respected science-fiction classic. What Hollywood saw in that was an opportunity for a remake. Of course, the inherent irony of remaking a famous story about evil clone duplicates practically begs for dismissive comparisons… Read More Can’t Stay Awake Forever | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Arrow Video Blu-ray
I can’t say I recall ever hearing anyone beg for a remake of Road House. The original 1989 film is both a product of the time it was made that can’t easily translate to the current day, and is still pretty much perfect for what it set out to be. The movie didn’t need a… Read More People Seem a Little Aggressive Around Here | Road House (2024) on Amazon Prime Video
The latest adaptation of the famed courtroom drama The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial arrives under the cloud of a double sadness, for the dual losses of co-star Lance Reddick and director William Friedkin, both of whom passed away in the time between the film’s completion and its premiere on the Showtime cable network. In the case… Read More The Final Friedkin | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) on Showtime
Author H. Rider Haggard’s 1885 adventure novel King Solomon’s Mines has been popular fodder for movie and TV adaptations over the years, most of them sadly not very good. Of the various attempts to bring it to screen, the most successful and arguably best was the 1950 version starring Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr, which… Read More A Woman on Safari? No Thank You! | King Solomon’s Mines (1950) Warner Archive Blu-ray
I am frankly puzzled at why anyone felt the world needed two Pinocchio remakes in the same year, much less two bad ones. Disney’s official live-action adaptation directed by Robert Zemeckis was a pretty big bust when it streamed on Disney+ just a few months ago. Now we have another Oscar-winning filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro,… Read More These-a Puppets I Do Not Like | Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)
If I have to be honest, I was never going to like any attempt to remake Dune. As I’ve mentioned previously, the 1984 film by David Lynch is my favorite movie. Given how little respect it’s typically afforded, I often feel protective of it, if not a little defensive. Also, the last time someone tried… Read More Fear Is the Mind-Killer | Dune: Part One (2021) 4K Ultra HD + 3D Blu-ray
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