• GOOD TOUGH KID
  • ARCHIVES
  • M. James McDonald
Menu

True Myth Media

  • GOOD TOUGH KID
  • ARCHIVES
  • M. James McDonald

Search the Archives…

Contact Us/ Request a REview
mp 1.jpg

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

Directed By: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

Rated: PG

Run Time: 1h 41m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Writing, Performances

Weakness: Sound

Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)

March 12, 2020

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table are given and take up a quest from God to retrieve the Holy Grail from wherever it may be.

Read More
In Comedy Tags Michael McDonald, Terry Gilliam Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, PG, 4 Stars
Comment
tb 1.jpeg

Time Bandits (1981)

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

Starring: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcom Dixon, Jack Purvis, Craig Warnock

Rated: PG

Run Time: 1h 50m

TMM Score: 4 Stars

Strengths: Imagination, Fun

Weakness: Child Acting

Time Bandits (1981)

August 1, 2019

Kevin’s parents barely notice him between their TV watching and wishing for every new invention being offered to them on TV so when a gang of diminutive, bickering, time-traveling robbers accidentally end up in his room one night he is only too eager to go with. 

Read More
In Adventure, Children's Movies, Comedy, Coming of Age, Fantasy Tags Michael McDonald, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcom Dixon, Jack Purvis, Craig Warnock, PG, 1981, Time Bandits, 4 Stars
Comment

Jabberwocky (1977)

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

Starring: Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbitt, John Le Mesurier

Rated: PG

Run Time: 1h 45m

TMM Score: 3 Stars

Strengths: Directorial Voice, Humor

Weakness: Meandering Story

Jabberwocky (1977)

May 1, 2019

Dennis is a young man during the Dark Ages and he is ready to set out on his own. Of course, he sets out to the nearest city only to find that they won’t let anyone in because there are no available jobs. To top it off, there is a monster running loose in the woods killing everyone it meets.

Read More
In Adventure, Comedy, Coming of Age, Fantasy Tags Michael McDonald, Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbitt, John Le Mesurier, Jabberwocky, 1977, PG, 3 Stars, Terry Gilliam
1 Comment
BRAZIL-1.jpg

Brazil (1985)

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Ian Holm, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Jim Broadbent

Rated: R for Some Strong Violence

Running Time: h m

TMM Score: stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Foresight, Writing, Directing, Production Design, Acting

WEAKNESSES: -

Brazil (1985)

November 5, 2018

An everyman of an oppressively bureaucratic future becomes entangled in a conspiracy after a clerical error. 

Read More
In Adventure, Art House, Coming of Age, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci Fi, Thriller Tags Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Ian Holm, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Jim Broadbent, R, 5 Stars, Terry Gilliam, Brazil, 1985
Comment
Stalin.jpg

The Death of Stalin (2017)

Directed by: Armando Iannucci

Starring: Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs

Rated: R for Language Throughout, Violence and Some Sexual References

Running Time: 1 h 47 m

TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5

STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting

WEAKNESSES: Subject Matter Might Offend

The Death of Stalin

March 22, 2018

After Stalin's death, the Soviet Union is thrust into disarray while the remaining leaders struggle to maintain some semblance of order.

Read More
In Comedy, Biographical, Thriller, Drama Tags Armando Iannucci, Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Palin, Jason Isaacs, Dark Comedy, Death of Stalin, The Death of Stalin, Seth Steele, 2017, R Rated, 4.5 Stars
1 Comment

Powered by Squarespace