This next theatrical film follows the pattern of the Davy Crockett films, being cut and edited together from a selection of episodes from the Zorro TV series (1957-1959). For this project, I’m focusing on the story itself, including dialogue, character…
Archives for October 2019
Pollyanna Movie Review (1960)
This next film is one of my favorite Disney movies from when I was a kid, and one that I still enjoy watching to this day. For this project, I’m focusing on the story itself, including dialogue, character development, any…
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger Book Review
Note: Hi, when I review books, or anything really, I’m big on discussing what works and what doesn’t work. That often involves spoilers, and seriously I do mean SPOILERS. If you’re not cool with that, that’s totally fine. I have a spoiler-free review that you…
Kidnapped Movie Review (1960)
This next film takes us back to the Scottish Highlands with, amongst other things, a quest to recover a stolen inheritance. For this project, I’m focusing on the story itself, including dialogue, character development, any subplots, how a story presents itself,…
James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Ketcham Book Review
Note: Hi, when I review books, or anything really, I’m big on discussing what works and what doesn’t work. That often involves spoilers, and seriously I do mean SPOILERS. If you’re not cool with that, that’s totally fine. I have a spoiler-free review that you…
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus Movie Review (1960)
Be sure to grab your ticket and head to the big tent for this next film. The first film of the 1960s, we get to experience all the ins and outs that take place within the life of a traveling…
The Dressmaker’s Gift by Fiona Valpy Book Review
Note: Hi, when I review books, or anything really, I’m big on discussing what works and what doesn’t work. That often involves spoilers, and seriously I do mean SPOILERS. If you’re not cool with that, that’s totally fine. I have a spoiler-free review that you…








