Movie Reviews

Film and television reviewed the way I’d want to read them — with a rating that means something, an honest accounting of what works and what doesn’t, and craft notes for writers who want to understand how the machinery operates.

Each review includes a craft notes section for writers — specific observations about structure, character, world-building, and what the film does that you can actually use. Not theory. Technique you can steal.

Ray Harryhausen (8)

20 million miles to earth 1957 reviewMay 15, 2026

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

20 Million Miles to Earth is the Harryhausen film set in Italy. Nathan Juran directed it. William Hopper plays Colonel Robert Calder, an astronaut...

Clash of the titans 1981 reviewMay 15, 2026

Clash of the Titans (1981)

Clash of the Titans is Ray Harryhausen's final film and his farewell to the medium he helped invent. Desmond Davis directed it. Harry Hamlin plays...

Jason and the argonauts 1963 reviewMay 15, 2026

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Jason and the Argonauts is Ray Harryhausen's masterpiece. Don Chaffey directed it. Todd Armstrong plays Jason. Nancy Kovack plays Medea. Honor Blackman...

Mighty joe young 1949 reviewMay 15, 2026

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Mighty Joe Young is the film where Ray Harryhausen learned what he would spend the rest of his career doing. Ernest B. Schoedsack directed it. Willis...

Mysterious island 1961 reviewMay 15, 2026

Mysterious Island (1961)

Mysterious Island is the Harryhausen adaptation of Jules Verne. Cy Endfield directed it. The film adapts Verne's 1874-1875 novel L'Île mystérieuse, with...

The 7th voyage of sinbad 1958 reviewMay 15, 2026

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is the film where Ray Harryhausen invented the modern fantasy adventure. Nathan Juran directed it. Kerwin Mathews plays Sinbad...

The beast from 20000 fathoms 1953 reviewMay 15, 2026

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is the film that invented the modern atomic-age monster movie. Eugène Lourié directed it. The story is based on a Ray...

The golden voyage of sinbad 1973 reviewMay 15, 2026

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is the second Harryhausen Sinbad film and the last great Harryhausen fantasy adventure. Gordon Hessler directed it. John...

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