Quickie Review: Jason and the Argonauts (dir. by Don Chaffey)
While I have been buying and collecting dvds for some ten years now (collection around 2500-3000 titles) I have seen those purchases dwindle and wane to almost just a few a year now. I blame the...
View ArticleLisa Watches An Oscar Nominee: The Nun’s Story (dir by Fred Zinnemann)
Happy Ash Wednesday! So, earlier today, I got off work early so I could go to Noon Mass with my sister and we both got our ashes. And I’m sure that will take some people by surprise because I’m not...
View ArticleLisa Reviews An Oscar Winner: Hamlet (dir by Laurence Olivier)
(With the Oscars scheduled to be awarded on March 4th, I have decided to review at least one Oscar-nominated film a day. These films could be nominees or they could be winners. They could be from...
View ArticleLisa Reviews An Oscar Nominee: 49th Parallel (dir by Michael Powell)
Hello and welcome to the TSL’s continuing coverage of Oscar Sunday! Today, along with some other Oscar-related things, I’m going to post reviews of some of the films that have been nominated for best...
View ArticleHorror On TV: The Veil Episode 11 “Jack the Ripper” (dir by David MacDonald)
For our final episode of The Veil, we have a look at one of the most infamous real world monsters of all time, Jack the Ripper. In this atmospheric episode, a London clairvoyant (Niall MacGinnis) is...
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