Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

Blade Runner, at 42

OTD 1982: Blade Runner opens. Ridley Scott's visionary masterpiece bombs at the boxoffice during a super-competitive summer season, before scoring hugely on home video and cable.

The Notebook Turns 20

Happy 20th to The Notebook, released 6/25/04! If asked to name the best "four hankie weeper" romances... The Notebook is good, but for me there's David Lean's Brief Encounter, Clint Eastwood's The Bridges of Madison County... and everything else.

Spaceballs Turns 37

OTD 1987: "Whatsa matter Colonel Sandurz? CHICKEN?! Mel Brooks' iconic Star Wars spoof 'Spaceballs' opens, giving rise to countless classic phrases and endlessly repeated exchanges.

Tim Burton’s Batman Turns 35

A mega-hyped event movie which exceeded expectations, Tim Burton's Batman is now 35 years old.

The Karate Kid Turns 40!

Who could have imagined on June 22, 1984... 4 decades later, we're all eagerly awaiting the release of Cobra Kai Season 6 😫😆 !

Episode 220: Chinatown Turns 50

"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Happy 50th to Roman Polanski's Chinatown: a mystery, a thriller, a meditation on good and evil, and Jack Nicholson's finest hour.

Donald Sutherland: An Actor’s Actor

Donald Sutherland passed today at age 88. Join me for a look back at his life and career.

The Say Hey Kid: In Appreciation of Willie Mays

Generally regarded as The Greatest Living Baseball Player since Joe DiMaggio's passing in 1999, Willie Mays died yesterday at the age of 93. Many historians argue that Willie was the greatest all around player the sport has ever seen.

Episode 217: Arnold, Sly, Clint, and Last Action Hero

The most underrated film from the best movie year in the greatest movie decade, Last Action Hero opened 6/18/93. Equal parts fantasy, comedy, and multiversal action decades before the MCU, the film also teaches a valuable life lesson: don't trust F. Murray Abraham! He killed Mozart!

Episode 216: The Witches of Eastwick, at 37

The Witches of Eastwick opened the same day as the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic Predator (6/12/87). A modest boxoffice hit, the film has aged magnificently. Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer are strong, but Jack Nicholson's devilishly funny 'Daryl' steals the movie right out from under them.