Sometimes sequels are better made but don’t get the recogntion they deserve until many years later. A movie like Addams Family Values is a wonderful improvement over the original The Addams Family movie mainly because it has a darker sense of humor in how it handles the Addams in a modern-day world where they areContinue reading “‘Addams Family Values’ Is A Delightful Treat For Thanksgiving Leftovers”
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‘Chopping Mall’ Makes A Killing For Black Friday
Even though the movie had already been shown in test markets by the time Short Circuit hit theaters in the spring of 1986, Chopping Mall is the answer to what would happen if they took the Slasher/Dead Teenagers genres and mashed them up with murdering robots. What if Johnny Five blew people’s heads off asContinue reading “‘Chopping Mall’ Makes A Killing For Black Friday”
Happy Thanksgiving To One And All
I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving or a Happy Friendsgiving depending on what you follow. I appreciate you all following and reading this blog as it has helped me focus on accomplish a daily goal. While I’ve had a few ups and down this year, several of my friends and their friends haveContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving To One And All”
‘Garfield’s Thanksgiving’ A Nice Treat
With the new trailer for the Garfield animated movie featuring Chris Pratt as the orange tabby, what better time to look back on Garfield’s Thanskgiving. The animated short aired this day, Nov. 22 in 1989. While Garfield (voiced by the late Lorenzo Music) dominated the 1980s with an animated short being broadcast at least onceContinue reading “‘Garfield’s Thanksgiving’ A Nice Treat”
‘Blue Beetle’ The Diamond In The Rough Of The Failed DCEU
Blue Beetle seems to be the DCEU answer to something like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings or the first Ant-Man. Take a comic book character that doesn’t get a lot of attention and churn out a nice superhero movie that is fun and leaves you entertained. It’s nowhere near the level ofContinue reading “‘Blue Beetle’ The Diamond In The Rough Of The Failed DCEU”
The Unspoken Brilliance Of The Turkey Drop Episode Of ‘WKRP In Cincinnati’
Back around 2011 or 2012 when I was working as a news editor of the Wagoner Tribune, the advertising people got a bright idea for a promotion. It breaks down like this, each paper’s advertising rep must seek out a non-franchise mom-and-pop independent pizza restaurant owner in their coverage area. Said owner/proprietor will turn overContinue reading “The Unspoken Brilliance Of The Turkey Drop Episode Of ‘WKRP In Cincinnati’”
Farewell To A First-Class First Lady
During my time in the America, Ga. area covering news, I would occassionally see former President Jimmy Carter around. He was living at his modest home in the Plains community. I hardly ever saw Rosalynn Carter unless it was for a big event. Rosalynn, just like her husband, never really put on airs really. IContinue reading “Farewell To A First-Class First Lady”
‘Barbie’ Feels Too Packaged
When I first heard they were making a movie based on Barbie, I felt it would bomb. Then, I heard that Greta Gerwig was directing co-writing along with her partner (and savior from a lifetime of character actor jobs as the best friend of the protagonist in big-budget movies) Noah Baumbach. Gerwig has never beenContinue reading “‘Barbie’ Feels Too Packaged”
How ‘IT’ Scared The Bejesus Out Of An Entire Generation And Became Iconic
In 1986, Stephen King published IT, a massive novel that was over 1,100 pages. Most writers spent years working on novels that long and nothing else. James Clavell, for instance, churned out massive epic novels like Shogun and Noble House over many, many years. Then, you had David Foster’s Wallace Infinite Jest, which could alsoContinue reading “How ‘IT’ Scared The Bejesus Out Of An Entire Generation And Became Iconic”
‘Kalifornia’ Is A Killer
A movie like Kalifornia pretty much breaks people down in two categories. On one side, you have the people who have a moral and ethical code that prevents them from doing things that might harm people. Then, you have people who will just do something no matter who it harms. The protagonist, Brian Kessler (DavidContinue reading “‘Kalifornia’ Is A Killer”
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