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Let’s start with the stutter. In this film Michael Palin’s Ken is known for his debilitating stammer and back in 1988 when the film was released this was a source of acceptable humour. The question is, is this still funny now? Well stuttering, certainly to the level that Ken suffers from it in this film, […]… Continue reading A Fish Called Wanda — The Not Left Handed Either Film Guide

Most movie courtroom dramas are filled with grandstanding speeches, elaborate exposes, reveals of last minute evidence, audacious baiting of untrustworthy witnesses, hard to impress judges and lawyers who are prepared to risk all for justice. In my limited experience (limited to one case I observed) this is not what it is like in real life. […]… Continue reading The Girl with a Bracelet — The Not Left Handed Either Film Guide

This won’t surprise anyone but I’m the kind of person who has to finish watching a film. Normally this isn’t a problem, the most it generally costs me is a couple of hours and there is usually something to enjoy in the denouement. This one was a real slog though, I properly wrestled with walking […]… Continue reading Desperados — The Not Left Handed Either Film Guide

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood might not be the film you think it is. It looks like it is going to be about US children’s TV presenter Fred Rogers (for a UK audience think Floella Benjamin or Brian Cant but with a longer career and much more cultural significance) but he is not the […]… Continue reading A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood — The Not Left Handed Either Film Guide

The Old Guard Film Charlize Theron kicks ass as an ageless warrior who leads a group of immortal mercenaries fighting to keep their team together after they are exposed by an evil entity looking to replicate and monetize their power. Based on the graphic novel from Greg Rucka. When: Friday on Netflix Greatness Code Docuseries […]… Continue reading Netflix’s The Old Guard with Charlize Theron tops this week’s TV must-sees — Toronto Sun

The Negro Leagues are celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, and while Colorado did not officially have a team, its Black semi-pro baseball roots date back to the late 19th century. via As the Negro Leagues celebrates its centenary, a look at how Denver was integral in erasing baseball’s color line — The Denver Post

Throughout his life, Rustin remained a champion of Israel who manifested ultimate faith in Israel’s democracy. He expressed great antipathy for Arab governments and for the PLO, which, he said, used Israel as a facile excuse to divert the attention of the Arab masses away from their own treachery and political failures: “Marx once said… Continue reading MUST READ: The Remarkable Zionism of Black Civil Rights Leaders Rosa Parks and Bayard Rustin — Adara Press

On the Fourth of July, actor Matthew McConaughey suggested that in order to see America’s next birthday, everyone needs to “wear the damn mask.” “Happy 244th birthday, America. We is going through some growing pains on this one, aren’t we?” said McConaughey in an Instagram video posted on Saturday. “But growing pains are a good… Continue reading Matthew McConaughey: ‘Wear the Damn Mask’ if You Want to See Next Year — CauseACTION Clarion

Well, there we were in 2017. Watching King Kong starring Loki, Nick Fury, Wreck It Ralph, Sully, and Captain Marvel. And boy was this movie a fun ride! The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Toby Kebbell, John C. Riley, John Goodman, and Brie Larson. The plot is that photographer Bill Randa(Goodman[Carl Denham equivalent]) […]… Continue reading Kong: Skull Island (Movie) – 2017 —

I had heard about Saving Private Ryan but never felt compelled to watch it. All I knew was that it was a war movie starring Tom Hanks. On July 3 I watched it for the first time on TBS and was shaken to my very core by the power, grittiness, and at times disturbingly realistic… Continue reading ‘Saving Private Ryan’: The Best War Film of All Time? — Annlyel Online