
Latitude Movie Club
The Latitude Movie Club: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a good movie, and everything that followed diminished in quality, fun and coherent storytelling, and repeated the same tired, monster-laden formula that was, in our sailorly opinion, the weakest part of the original plot to begin with.
The Latitude Movie Club: ‘White Squall’
White Squall is both excellent "sailing movie" as well as a teenfest coming-of-age film showing the arc of boys becoming men.
The Arcs, Adventure and Tradgedy of ‘Captains Courageous’
Only the sea, and sailors, can redeem a rotten, spoiled boy and show him the path to manhood in Captains Courageous.
Latitude Movie Club: ‘Wind’
Wind is a classic sailing movie, though it was not well received at the box office, and like all art imitating life, it took some liberties with the truth.
Is ‘Captain Ron’ Sailor’s Favorite Sailing Movie?
Who could have imagined that Captain Ron, a whacky, early-'90s family-comedy, would cement itself into sailor's hearts as their favorite sailing movie?
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