Gordon Universe

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984. Steven Spielberg.
Considered by many as the worst of the original Indiana Jones trilogy, Temple of Doom is still a really fun movie with a lot to offer the adventure film fan; the mine cart chase alone is worth the price of admission, and the art direction inside [...]

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Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981. Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford joined forces to kick our asses in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first of the Indiana Jones adventure films. Raiders, like Star Wars, was inspired by the cliffhanger serials of early cinema, and of all the movies that [...]

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Quick Change
1990. Howard Franklin & Bill Murray.
This unfortunately little seen comedy stars Bill Murray, Randy Quaid and Geena Davis as a trio who flawlessly pull off a massive bank robbery, but then have nothing but trouble simply trying to get to the airport to flee the city. Hilarious from start to finish, Bill Murray [...]

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Batman Begins
2005. Christopher Nolan.
The first live-action Batman film actually about Batman: his pain and motivation, his tireless efforts to improve body and mind, his playboy facade. Director Christopher Nolan and actor Christian Bale bring a gritty, realistic and, above all, emotionally gripping Batman to the screen that, if it were not for Jack Nicholson’s [...]

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We here at Octopuscope Double-Feature love riding coattails, and nobody’s coattails have looked more comfortable this year than the American Film Institute’s with the rerelease of their 100 Greatest American Films list. 
We say it to ourselves everytime we leave the cinemas, don’t we: “Why can’t I just once see a movie that isn’t a pile [...]

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