This post takes a look at June’s best as part of Balladeer’s Blog’s annual end of year retrospective.
TOP DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS SWASHBUCKLER MOVIES – My review of the eight spectacular, milestone silent movies starring Fairbanks in the forerunners of today’s action blockbusters. (1920-1929) Click HERE.
FIVE TOMORROWS (1970) – Kurt Vonnegut hosts a selection of shorts depicting dystopian futures for humanity. Click HERE.
JUNE 6th, 1775 – A forgotten action from the Revolutionary War. Click HERE.
JACK LONG: A SHOT IN THE EYE (1844) – For fans of Blood Meridian, here’s the famous revenge quest western written by the very strange man on whom Cormac McCarthy based his villain Judge Holden. Edgar Allan Poe openly praised this story. Click HERE.
AMPHIBIAN MAN (1962) – Review of this bad Russian movie. Odd science fiction piece. Click HERE.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION: FORGOTTEN BATTLES FROM JANUARY 1776 – Click HERE.
THE FEATHER AND FATHER GANG FOR FATHER’S DAY – My review of the short-lived detective series starring Stefanie Powers as Toni “Feather” Danton and her partner – her reformed con-man father Harry (Harold Gould). Click HERE.
NEGLECTED REVOLUTIONARY WAR ACTIONS FROM MARCH 1776 – Click HERE.
JANUARY 1970 AT MARVEL – Brief reviews of Marvel’s January ’70 releases – Avengers vs the supervillain team called Zodiac, X-Men vs Sunfire, Spider-Man vs the Chameleon, Hulk vs the Leader, Iron Man vs the Crimson Dynamo, plus the very first appearance of Agatha Harkness as the Fantastic Four take on the Frightful Four. Click HERE.
BEST EVER NEWS, MEME AND POLITICAL CARTOON ROUNDUP: JUNE TWENTIETH – Yes, the best ever current events roundup in Balladeer’s Blog’s history. Click HERE.
STRAIGHT TO HELL (1987) – A proto-Quentin Tarantino criminal action flick from the director of Repo Man and Sid & Nancy. Click HERE.
DC’s LEGION OF SUPERHEROES – The 30th Century superteam headquartered in future Metropolis. Click HERE.
JUNETEENTH 2023 – The day commemorating when Democrats were forced to free their slaves. Click HERE.
COKE ENNYDAY (1916) – Douglas Fairbanks’ must-be-seen-to-be-believed drug comedy playing on Sherlock Holmes’ cocaine addiction while adding in opium and morphine, too. Click HERE.
AMERICAN REVOLUTION: NEGLECTED MILITARY ACTIONS IN LATE 1781 – Several overlooked clashes in the neglected post-Yorktown period. Click HERE.
DONALD TRUMP REVEALED TO BE THE ONLY LIVING U.S. PRESIDENT NOT DESCENDED FROM SLAVE HOLDERS. Yep, the ONLY one. Click HERE.
THE MAN FROM PAINTED POST (1917) – One of Douglas Fairbanks’ pre-swashbuckler action comedies, this one set in the wild west. Click HERE.
JUSTICE SOCIETY: 1946 STORIES – The JSA take on their archenemy Brainwave, red energy beings, the Psycho-Pirate, monstrosities unleashed by Atlantean magic, and Landor from the 25th Century. Click HERE.
NEWS, MEMES AND POLITICAL CARTOONS – June 26th HERE, June 13th HERE, June 11th HERE, JUNE 7th HERE and June 4th HERE.
JANUARY 1971 AT MARVEL – Brief reviews of Marvel’s January ’71 releases – Black Widow vs organized crime, Avengers vs the Enchantress and Arkon, Daredevil vs Tagak, Captain America & the Falcon vs M.O.D.O.K. and Bulldozer, plus Hulk vs Kang the Conqueror. Click HERE.
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Your June review is excellent! 👌
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Ditto. I don’t always comment, but I always read.
Thank you very much! That keeps me going!
Lulu: “Our Dada says he originally misread that as ‘The Avengers vs. Akron’ and it made him wonder what Akron ever did to them.”
Java Bean: “Parking tickets for the Quinjet, maybe.”
Ha! Well, even so, I’d say Akron should be watched very carefully.
Great posts as always. All these stories sound interesting but the one about the Avengers stands out the most. I’m a big fan of the avengers and admire the way they were shown in films. Joss Whedon did an extraordinary job celebrating the superhero team. I loved the first film that was released back in 2012. It was truly a marvellous time to be a comic-book fan. The shot of all the avengers together on the screen for the first time was truly an awe-inspiring sight. One of the greatest comic-book movies ever made.
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Great posts as always. All of these titles sound intriguing to me but “The Feather and Father Gang” stands out the most. I have always been huge fan of detective movies which this show reminds me of. For instance, the show brought to mind the recent “Enola Holmes 2” sequel. An amazing sequel, it provided a feminist interpretation of the famous detective. Here’s why it’s worth watching:
Thank you! I will check out your Enola Holmes 2 review.