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Room Service is probably one of the more boring Marx Brothers movies. It looks like an episode of Barney Miller because it all takes place in pretty much one hotel room, but this is the Marx Brothers and their outrageous antics should be allowed to have more room to move around in. When the bestContinue reading “Room Service (1938)”

This was a classic movie and it was the first Disney movie to ever be made and released in theaters. They had some Mickey Mouse shorts before this but it had never been at this level before and some people considered Disney to be making a mistake known as “Disney’s Folley”. All of the peopleContinue reading “Snow White and Seven Dwarves (1937)”

This is probably my favorite Marx Brothers movie. There are a couple other ones I like a lot, too, but each time I see this one again I am reminded of why I like it so much in the first place. For one thing, the plot, which is something that some of the Marx moviesContinue reading “Day at the Races (1937)”

Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi have one of their team ups together in this movie, which might be more science fiction than actual horror but still manages to entertain quite a good deal. This time Bela Lugosi is one of the good guys while Karloff becomes exposed to a chemical that drives him insane andContinue reading “Invisible Ray (1936)”

Doctor X is a somewhat dull, generic movie aside from a little comic relief from a maid and the protagonist who is a newspaper reporter trying to get a story on the Moon Killer. The name of Doctor X actually belongs to the scientist in charge who is played by Lionel Atwill. What makes thisContinue reading “Doctor X (1932)”

Happy new year, everybody. This movie also has the new year theme going on since the first murder of the movie takes place right during the beginning of the new year. Both the thin man and his wife go to a night club where we get some great songs from the woman who was alsoContinue reading “After the Thin Man (1936)”

This is a pretty good movie. We are definitely improving with each movie the Marx brothers have had so far. Night at the Opera had some great music and the final scene of the movie with Harpo swinging around on ropes during the opera might be the best comedy in the entire series. Harpo isContinue reading “Night at the Opera (1935)”

Once again Nat Pendleton, one of the better supporting actors during the 1930s and 1940s, shows up for another movie, this time something much more in his genre, a detective mystery thriller and he’s not the only notable actor in this movie either. We also get William Powell with all of his charisma and MyrnaContinue reading “Thin Man (1934)”

This was a much better movie than the previous Marx Brothers movie. It was a lot more entertaining. It didn’t have much of a plot, but that was made up for with lots of comedy from the Marx Brothers and some classic routines. There was the mirror scene, which has been copied by a largeContinue reading “Duck Soup (1933)”