The 1980s was a time when action movies crashed noisily into American culture and seemed to take it over. They created a kind of film that had hardly been seen before; films where cops—for the most part—wreaked holy hell upon bad guys in the name of justice and then made snarky jokes about it.

I love movies and I especially love commentaries. So I got myself a microphone and produced some of my own. This is the master list of all my commentaries.

Alfred Hitchcock presents his first big hit with all the trimmings: the innocent man taking it on the lam, the tough and beautiful blond sparring with him, the quirky humor, and the weird conclusion.

Listen as I compare the film to Young and Innocent and North by Northwest, talk about Hitchcock’s early work and developing style, and stumble over British currency.

The greatest of great apes is trapped by tiny men and dragged to New York, where he runs amok, all for the affections of a dame. Join me as I give a little of the history of the production, point out some of the successes and failings, analyze the structure, and mock the stuntman who gets squashed by a giant ape foot. I frequently compare the film to the 1976 version and occasionally to the 2005 version.

This is kind of a quickie commentary with (for the first 15 minutes) my little niece.