thecriticaleye

movies, music and other musings

Main Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • About The Critical Eye
    • About The Critical Eye
    • About TCE’s contributors
      • joelito
      • She
      • The Consultant
      • The Dude
      • The Horrible Dr. B
      • The Thorn
    • About our ratings
  • News
  • Coming Soon
  • Film
  • Music
  • Television
  • Literature

Category Archives: Film

RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!

December 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: What do ice-skating reindeer, pipe-smoking santas and a parade of aquatic champions have in common? You’ll see them all in the RiffTrax Live: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza, now available as Download […]

Read Article →
Film

The Muppet Christmas Carol

December 25, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story sparkles with humor and whimsy in the hands of the always hilarious Muppets! Michael Caine stars as penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge in a performance that’s […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

My Amityville Horror

December 23, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: For the first time in 35 years, child eyewitness Daniel Lutz recounts his version of the infamous Amityville haunting that terrified his family in 1975. His parents story of […]

Read Article →
Film

Murder Most Foul

December 22, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Curtain up! Miss Marple joins an acting troupe to find a killer. Based on Mrs. McGinty’s Dead. *********************************************************************** Murder Most Foul 7.0 eyelights: the plot. the setting. eyesores: the […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Nightwish: Showtime, Storytime

December 21, 2014by The Thorn 2 Comments

Synopsis: 2013 live release from the Finnish Symphonic Metal band. Recorded during their live performance at the Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany on August 3, 2013. Showtime, Storytime is […]

Read Article →
Film, Music

Murder at the Gallop

December 19, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Rutherford and Robert Morley find suspense and comedy at an equestrian hotel. From After The Funeral. *********************************************************************** Murder at the Gallop 6.75 eyelights: the basic plot. eyesores: Margaret Rutherford’s […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

MASH

December 18, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: One of the world’s most acclaimed comedies, M*A*S*H focuses on three Korean War Army surgeons brilliantly brought to life by Donald Sutherland, Tom Skerritt and Elliott Gould. Though highly […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Evil Dead

December 16, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: A secluded cabin. An ancient curse. An unrelenting evil. The original producers reunite to present a genuinely terrifying re-imagining of their original horror masterpiece. Five young friends have found […]

Read Article →
Film

Murder She Said

December 15, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) poses as a housemaid to clean up a murder case. Based on Agatha Christie’s 4:50 From Paddington. *********************************************************************** Murder She Said 7.25 eyelights: the setting. […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Anathema: Universal

December 14, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: In May 2012 Anathema released Weather Systems, the most acclaimed and successful album of a career that has spanned over two decades. The album scored high in numerous critics end of year polls […]

Read Article →
Film, Music

Association de malfaiteurs

December 12, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Gérard (Christophe Malavoy) and Thierry (Francois Cluzet) are business partners who are accused of stealing a safe from a tycoon. The owner of the safe calls the police. The […]

Read Article →
Film

Catch-22

December 11, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: Mike Nichols superbly directed this cinematic adaptation of Joseph Heller’s scathing black comedy about a small group of flyers in the Mediterranean in 1944. There are winners and losers, […]

Read Article →
Film, Literature

Affaire de famille

December 10, 2014by The Thorn Leave a comment

Synopsis: An ordinary father, a devoted wife, a studious daughter…The life of this seemingly content family is turned upside down by the discovery of a sports bag full of bank notes. […]

Read Article →
Film

Post navigation

← Previous 1 … 65 66 67 … 176 Next →

Welcome to The Critical Eye, a blog filled with an ever-growing number (2900+) of blurbs about movies, music, books and other fun things.

We hope that you’ll enjoy your visit.

Enter your email address to receive The Critical Eye directly in your Inbox

Join 878 other subscribers

Search our blurbs

TCE’s most recent

  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
  • Justin Bieber: Rise to Fame
  • You’ve Got Mail
  • It Happened On 5th Avenue
  • Mixed Nuts
  • Christmas in Connecticut
  • Elf
  • A Christmas Carol (1938)
  • 3615 code Père Noël
  • The Night Before
  • The Santa Trap
  • The Shop Around the Corner
  • Santa Claus: The Movie

TCE’s most popular

Midnight Blue: Porn Stars Of The 70s
Delta of Venus
Madrid, 1987
A Girl's Guide to 21st Century Sex
Home
Jigyaku no Uta
Film
Goodbye Emmanuelle
Sex Sells: The Making of 'Touché'
Les avaleuses

Critical comments

The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Lady Cottington’s Presse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Lady Cottington’s Presse…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on The Paperboy
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazi…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Betty Blowtorch: And Her Amazi…
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Niagara: Flammes
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Niagara: Flammes
Unknown's avatarAnonymous on Sleeping Beauty (2011)
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Goodnight Moon and Other Sleep…
Alicia's avatarAlicia on Goodnight Moon and Other Sleep…
The Thorn's avatarThe Thorn on Ray Bradbury’s The Marti…
Dave's avatarDave on Ray Bradbury’s The Marti…

TCE calendar

May 2026
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
« Dec    

TCE archive

TCE categories

TCE themes

Action Adventure Alternative Ambient Animation Biography Bluegrass Blues Classical Comedy Concert Country Crime Dance Disaster Disco Documentary Drama Electronic Espionage Family Fantasy Film music Folk Foreign films Funk Gospel Goth Hard rock Hip Hop Holidays Horror Industrial Jazz Martial Arts Metal Musical Music videos Mystery New Age New Wave Opera Period piece Politics Pop Post-Punk Progressive-Rock Psychedelia Punk Puppetry r&b Reggae Religion Rock Romance Science Fiction Sex soul Sports Superheroes Suspense Vampires War Westerns Work World Beat

TCE recommends

Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar
Unknown's avatar

Critical Readers

  • highlands2hammocks's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • This Beautiful Life's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Danielle's avatar
  • blackwings666's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Stuart M. Perkins's avatar
  • avasterlingauthor's avatar
  • Jen's avatar
  • DirtySciFiBuddha's avatar
  • Closed Account's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • voyagesofmine's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Kelsey Schmitt's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Derek's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • The Thrifty Campers's avatar
  • Ophelia ❤️'s avatar
  • stevedoesnt's avatar
  • Beejai's avatar
  • Royal Armouries's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • i like blood's avatar
  • Author's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • taylor oceans's avatar
  • Ellah Hallets's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
  • Lia's avatar
  • J.A.A's avatar
  • Unknown's avatar
Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
SUPPORT the OPL's Main Branch movie programmes

The Everyday Alternative

News for your everyday alternative lifestyle

GLEEFULLY MACABRE

The more-or-less official Jeff Strand site.

brunchosaurus

filmnerdblog

I watch a lot of films. And then I write about them.

PolitikElle

All politics All the time

beanscomiconline.wordpress.com/

Beans: Taking the p!$$ out of politics one strip at a time

lovelessradionetwork

BEST MUSIC

The Critical Cinephile

A means to broadening your cinematic horizons

International Women's Day Ottawa 2018

Join us for #IWDOttawa's 10th anniversary event | Hashtags & Beyond: 10 Years of Honouring Local Feminists, March 8th, 2018

Creep.

The existence of this blog is all about my obsession with the world of horror.

Streets of O-Town

A word and view by myself, as it pertains to any and all subject matter regarding street art, culture and anything I find interesting... enjoy!

Rob Zombie | Official Website

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • thecriticaleye
    • Join 862 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • thecriticaleye
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...