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Is There A ‘Home Alone’ Curse?

Home Alone and its sequel have become such a staple of the Christmas holiday season that you can say “Merry Christmas, you filthy animal!” and get the reference not seeing it as an insult. The movie was originally just intended to be a silly family-friendly slapstick comedy that might make a few bucks here andContinue reading “Is There A ‘Home Alone’ Curse?”

Was Sandra Day O’Connor Forced Out?

Eighteen years is a long time. While I commend former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor for stepping down in her mid-70’s and spending those years having a private life, it still raises a lot of questions. In the summer of 2005, everyone was certain that Chief Justice William Rehnquist wasn’t going to be onContinue reading “Was Sandra Day O’Connor Forced Out?”

Henry Kissinger, How We’re (Not) Missing Yer

The question people usually ask if the ends justify the means. They present a scenario over whether it’s worth killing 100 people if it saves 100,000 people. We live in a society where we have to constantly question that even if we don’t want to, nor wonder why we should. Henry Kissinger finally died onContinue reading “Henry Kissinger, How We’re (Not) Missing Yer”

‘Dashing Through The Snow’ But No Laughs At All Along The Way

Earlier this year, The Last of Us was criticized for how it incorrectly portrayed 10 miles west of Boston in an establishing shot. The show is filmed in Calgary and other Alberta locations which are more than 10 miles west of Boston. In the last 10-15 years as the Georgia Film Commission has turned theContinue reading “‘Dashing Through The Snow’ But No Laughs At All Along The Way”

Why ‘Elf’ Is A Horror Movie

When Will Ferrell first premiered on Saturday Night Live in the Fall of 1995, he appeared in a skit where he played a seemingly normal American dad who screams to his kids off-screen to “Get off the shed!” It wasn’t a funny skit. Ferrell had done this skit as his audition before the writers improvedContinue reading “Why ‘Elf’ Is A Horror Movie”

‘Casino’ Deals Gangsters, Cowboys And Good Ole Boys For A Mafia Jackpot

There’s a scene in Casino that sums up exactly what it was like 50 years ago in Las Vegas back when the Italian Mafia ruled the scene. Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert DeNiro) is meeting with a county commissioner, Pat Webb (L.Q Jones). Ace wears flashy, loud suits and clothing while Webb is a good oleContinue reading “‘Casino’ Deals Gangsters, Cowboys And Good Ole Boys For A Mafia Jackpot”

Albert Brooks Delves Further Into His ‘Life’ In HBO Documentary

Albert Books is an acquired taste of comedy. He’s the type of actor where many people have probably heard his voice on The Simpsons and Finding Nemo,but probably won’t want to sit through one of his movies for 10 minutes. He’s the subject of a documentary on HBO Albert Brooks: Defending My Life. I rememberContinue reading “Albert Brooks Delves Further Into His ‘Life’ In HBO Documentary”

‘Quiz Lady’ Scores

Sandra Oh has been acting for decades and she’s mostly been considered a drama actress. This is thanks to roles on Grey’s Anatomy and Killing Eve where she was nominated for Primetime Emmys numerous times. But she started out in comedies before she was a household name in the 1997 movie Bean and the HBOContinue reading “‘Quiz Lady’ Scores”

‘Dead Reckoning’ Shows Mission: Impossible Franchise Still Much Alive

The Mission: Impossible franchise seemed to running on empty following the lackluster and very confusing third movie, which was the first movie J.J. Abrams directed. In my opinion, this is the weakest mostly because I feel it was made as a conclusion rather than just a regular entry. Also, casting Philip Seymour Hoffman as theContinue reading “‘Dead Reckoning’ Shows Mission: Impossible Franchise Still Much Alive”

‘Two Tribes’ Loses Its Identity And Theme Through Pretentious Plot

I won a set of books on Indigenous Native American stories from the Tahlequah City Library at the SkasdiCon that was held earlier this month at Northeastern State University. One of those books is Two Tribes. And while I did like the other graphic novel, Borders, I found this one to be lost in itsContinue reading “‘Two Tribes’ Loses Its Identity And Theme Through Pretentious Plot”