Monday, January 4, 2021
Wild Guitar (1962)
A young Arch Hall, Jr. is given a shot at the big time by the
unscrupulous owner of a small record company played by Arch Hall, Sr.
(aka William Watters).
Silly,
cliche-ridden musical drama is not as bad as its credentials might
suggest: the music is OK, and Vilmos Zsigmond's camera work lifts it up a
notch.
Maltin BOMB: "Perfectly awful melodrama."
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's traveling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
An Agatha Christie adaptation and a remake complete with a contemporary star cast simply adds production value and pace to the familiar plot, but not much more; still, it's entertaining, and has a nice touch casting Johnny Depp as the behated victim.
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