Classic Movie Review

Film five of the original Planet of the Apes series tells an alternate future where humans and apes learn to live together in peace, although some people on both sides want war. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) concludes the series on an upbeat note.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase fro...

Film four of the original Planet of the Apes series tells what became of the child of Zira and Cornelius and how apes became humans' slaves. Caesar leads the apes in a revolt against their overlords in the most violent of the five movies, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) .  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the...

Three chimps use Taylor's ship to fly back in time 2000 years to modern Earth. Greeted as guests, it is not long before the chimps are viewed as a threat to humans. The chimps flee for their lives as some humans help and others hunt the apes in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) (1970).  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle...

An ape army heads into the Forbidden Zone to attack mutant humans living in bombed out New York City. Meanwhile, astronaut Brent is trying to track down Taylor (Charlton Heston) with the aid of Nova (Linda Harrison). However, the war does not go as expected in  Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).    The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on...

Apes rule the world in this Sci-Fi role reversal starring Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, and Roddy McDowall. The soundtrack and camera style added to the world gone made in Planet of the Apes (1968).  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on...

This is a Texas-size musical comedy featuring Wille Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Lesley Ann Warren, Melinda Dillion, and Rip Torn. The country music soundtrack is amazing in Songwriter (1984).  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over t...

A part of the counter-culture narrative and plays heavily on the oft-quoted "Never trust anyone over 30." I guess the young people were being sent to Vietnam and may have had justification for the way the felt. You could not vote or drink at 18 but you sure could be drafted. Wild in the Streets (1968). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on...

The Blue Gardenia (1953) is a film noir featuring Anne Baxter, Raymond Burr, and Richard Conte. After a night of drink, a woman feels that she may have murdered a man during the night.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTune...

Vanishing Point (1971) is an amped up car chase movie featuring a counter-culture hero in the time of American angst. Berry Newman and Clevon Little are outstanding as they form a connection this movie. The car chases are some of the best ever filmed and the soundtrack is off the scale, maybe 11.    The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Ki...

The Set-Up (1949) is a gritty boxing Film Noir starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. The film is based on a poem by Joseph Moncure March, about a black boxer with the stuff to be a champ but was never given the chance. A small piece of the poem reads: Mean as a panther, Crafty as a fox, He could hit like a mule, And he knew how to box. A dark-skinned jinx, With eyes like a lynx, A heart like a l...

From Here to Eternity (1953) is a war film but there is very little fighting in this movie. It is a love story, but it is all secondary to being a soldier. Burt Lancaster stars as a top sergeant that gets involved with Deborah Kerr's character. Lancaster's character tries to take care of Montgomery Clift character as he falls for a prostitute played by Donna Reed. The Coyote's Tale , a noir myster...

Seven Days in May (1964) is a star-studded military movie featuring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas . This movie doesn't feature any combat. But there is enough action for anyone, as a rogue general tries to replace the US president in a military coup. Every actor in this movie is amazing but I want to call out Edmond O'Brien who plays a drunken Senator. Rod Serling wrote the screenplay and the mo...

Today's movie is The Caine Mutiny (1954) starring among others, Humphrey Bogart , Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, and José Ferrer. This great movie covers two of my favorite genres, war movies, and trial movies. What can be better than a military court martial movie? This film was directed by Edward Dmytryk and based on a Herman Wouk novel. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is ava...

Today's movie is The Hallelujah Trail (1965). This movie is a western comedy that skewers everyone, as competing groups try to intercept a wagon train filled with whiskey. This movie has a surprising cast of big stars led by Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick.   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from...

The Searchers  (1956) is possibly the greatest western ever made. This film was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne. The movie tells the story of a search for a young girl that was taken captive by the Comanches.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjo...

El Dorado  (1967) is a western where a drunk sheriff (Robert Mitchum) and aging gunfighter (John Wayne) fighting to protect the water of a hard-working ranch family. James Caan is very good in this film.    The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode...

Big Jake (1971) is a western where John Wayne leads a group to recuse his kidnapped grandson. Many of the Duke's posse are present including Harry Carey Jr. Richard Boone is fantastic as the leader of the kidnappers. Even Bruce Cabot puts in a good performance.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase...

The Glory Guys (1965) is a fun little cavalry romp that tells the tale of love and Custer's Massacre.   The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here to subscribe v...

The Magnificent Seven (1960) is a western testosterone fest, with a grouping of some of the manliest men of all time. The plot is very simple. Seven down on the luck American gunfighters go south to protect a Mexican village from bandits. The movie is a western adaptation of the Akira Kurosawa masterpiece Seven Samurai (1954). The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on A...

Requiem for a Heavyweight  (1962) is a gritty boxing drama with excellent performances by Anthony Quinn, Mickey Rooney, Jackie Gleason, and Julie Harris. As an aging boxer comes to the end of his career everyone scrambles to find a new path forward.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch S...

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers   (1956) is one of those great old black and white UFO films that came out when American was trying to understand the Cold War between the USA and USSR and fearing total nuclear annihilation. Kind of like 2017! In this film, aliens contact an Earth scientist as part of a plot to enslave the Earth's population. But he is the one guy they should have left alone.   The Co...

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex   (1939) directed by Michael Curtiz, is a version of the relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and the 2nd Earl of Essex. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us...

The Maltese Falcon (1941) is perhaps the greatest film noir classic of all time. It stars Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, and Peter Lorre. The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review,...

The Big Heat (1953) is a great film noir classic directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a review, and subscribe! Click here t...

They Came to Cordura (1959) features Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, and Van Heflin in this military drama of survival during the Pancho Villa raids.  The Coyote's Tale , a noir mystery by John Cornelison, is available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle Support the show with a purchase from Merch SPREAD THE WORD! If you enjoyed this episode head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating, a revi...