Appreciative Review: The Best of Times

Bakersfield must be destroyed!

Usually around this time of year, I start watching some horror/monster classics as the month builds up toward Halloween (btw, over at RADIATOR HEAVEN, blogger J.D. is reviewing that genre of films for the month of October as I compose this piece). And when I get to next month, it'll be the few Thanksgiving-related films and then on to the Christmas variety. Who knew my viewing habits are so seasonal? [let the record show that my wife has just raised her hand] However, (as "... the first leaf of autumn falls forlornly on the ground below") it's also football season and that has its own priority. [it doesn't really matter, much, that Los Angeles no longer has a pro team - but I'm not bitter] And when you mix in my historical penchant for being one of the (oh so) few in the theater at movie gems that weren't successful during their first run (Hickey & Boggs, The Ninth Configuration, etc.), my motivation should be transparent.

The rest of the review can be found on my current blog, here.