Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here! Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest filmmakers of his, or any generation. His 1970s output alone (“The Godfather,” The Godfather Part II,” “The Conversation,” and “Apocolypse Now”) would put him on the Mount Rushmore of cinematic legends. But his last big movie of any note was over thirty years ago with “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” He’s been largely absent for the last couple of decades, but has now returned with a passion project he’s wanted to make for the last forty years. Financed with 120 million dollars of his own fortune, “Megalopolis” is a sprawling science fiction film that has a lot to say about the human condition. There’s a lot of superflous detail to sift through to get there, though. The result is something of a watchable mess, where flashes of a master’s genius is sometimes buried beneath a chaotic visual palette!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “The Wild Robot” An Instant Animated Classic!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Dreamwork’s latest animated epic. It’s titled “The Wild Robot” and it gives “Inside Out 2” a real run for its money as the best animated film of the year! With sterling vocal performances, stunning animation, and a story that will make you laugh and cry in equal measure, “The Wild Robot” is one of the few films that can be legititmately labeled an “instant classic!”
Continue readingRadio Daze – Halloween Is Coming So It’s Time For Some Scary Old Radio!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here and we are officially close to the start of one of my favorite times of the year! Yep, I’m talking about Halloween! What was once a simple one-night holiday has now become a full-blown monthly celebration of ghouls, goblins and other things that go bump in the night! So to honor such a long-standing holiday, I’m going to be releasing more old radio thrillers for your listening enjoyment! There’s no real timetable or amount for these releases, but I promise they’ll be more than once a week. As the days get shorter and the nights a little colder, you can curl up on your favorite couch and lose yourself in some of the most suspenseful radio programs of the Golden Age! First up, we have two episodes of Dark Fantasy from 1942! Dark Fantasy only ran for a year or so, but the quality of the broadcasts is outstanding and I’ve chosen a couple that are sure to please! The first is “W Is For Werewolf” from February of 1942 while the second is “Rendezvous With Satan” from May of that year! Both are gripping entertainment you’ll be sure to enjoy! So Sayeth The Kendog!
Dog’s Movie House: “Never Let Go” Gripping Horror Film That Almost Overcomes Its Somewhat Confusing Narrative!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at Alexandre Aja’s latest film titled “Never Let Go.” It tells the tale of June (Halle Berry) a single mother raising twin boys in a remote cabin after an unnamed apocolyptic event has wiped out most, if not all, of the human population. There is an unnamed evil in the woods that threatens the family at every turn, but the cabin that June and her sons inhabit is spelled to protect them against this evil. As long as they maintain their connection to the house via three long ropes, they can venture outside to hunt and collect wood, food, and water. “Never Let Go” is the mantra by which they live, but decreasing food stores and June’s struggles with her mental health lead to challenges they might not be able to overcome!
Continue readingDog’s Movie House: “Transformers One” An Animated Sci-Fi Film With Heart!
Howdy Folks! It’s The Kendog here with a look at the latest in the long running Transformers series of films. Based on the equally popular toy line from the 1980s, the popularity of the films exploded in 2007 when Michael Bay and Steven Speilberg brought the first live action version of the popular robots to the cinema. After starting in the 80s as an animated series, we’ve come full circle with “Transfrormers One” an animated origin story that deals with the evolution of the two Transformers who would become Optimus Prime and his archenemy Megatron!
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