Percival Everett published the dark comedy satire Erasure in 2001. A year prior, Spike Lee released his satire Bamboozled. Both seem to be about a black male protagonist who doesn’t fit what most think of as black men. They’re both highly educated, sophisticated intellectuals. Yet they are constantly criticized by those around them for howContinue reading “‘Erasure’ Is A Good Work Of American Fiction That Seems Too Real”
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‘Night Swim’ Drowns In Boredom
Night Swim is one of those typical Blumhouse horror movies that is released in the month of January that people have forgotten about by the time the Super Bowl rolls around. It’s boring and has a tedious pace typical of something that started out as a short movie concept that the filmmakers were given moreContinue reading “‘Night Swim’ Drowns In Boredom”
Some People Must Really Want To Watch The World Burn
We’re not even a third of the way through 2024 and I didn’t have heavy flooding in Dubai on my Bingo Card. If you haven’t heard and you just read that previous sentence, I didn’t mean Dublin, Ireland which has about 26-27 inches of rain recorded a year. No, I mean, Dubai the capital ofContinue reading “Some People Must Really Want To Watch The World Burn”
Geraldo’s Goof On Live TV
On this date, April 21, 1986, about 30 million viewers tuned in to see one of the biggest anti-climatic events in TV history. Geraldo Rivera had made a name for himself in the 1970s when he exposed the harsh conditions at the Willowbrook State Hospital in the Staten Island borough of New York City. ButContinue reading “Geraldo’s Goof On Live TV”
Fort Gibson Celebrates Bicentennial
On Saturday, April 20, Fort Gibson, the oldest town in Oklahoma celebrated its bicentennial with a parade, live entertainment and vendors and activities in the downtown section of the town. People also went to the Historic Site as Fort Gibson was once the westernmost U.S. Military fort as well as one of the locations onContinue reading “Fort Gibson Celebrates Bicentennial”
Happy 4-20!
I want to wish everyone out there a Happy 4-20! Hope you all have a very mellow and safe day! Now, let’s legalize it already!
‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea
Picture it, 1989. George H.W. Bush had just been sworn in as President becoming only the second incumbent Vice-President to be elected to the Oval Office. Batman mania was spreading across the nation. The Berlin Wall was going to be torn down by year’s end. And everyone was dancing to “Walk the Dinosaur.” It wasContinue reading “‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea”
‘The Royal Hotel’ Offers No Frills
The marketing for The Royal Hotel indicates it’s a thriller/mystery. But the only mystery is why should this movie exists. It reminds me of those independent movies you’d see in the 1990s and 2000s with some names of recognizable actors so you’d rent it. Yet after an hour and a half later, felt like youContinue reading “‘The Royal Hotel’ Offers No Frills”
Why We Love Dystopia Entertainment
What is it about dystopia that fascinates us? Why do we like stories portraying the end of civilization as we know and even the end of the world. Even The Bible ends with the world coming to an end? It’s like we’re too busy worried about showing how much of an awful future we’ll haveContinue reading “Why We Love Dystopia Entertainment”
‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ A Great Film With A Career Best For Sandra Huller
Watching Sandra Huller, the main character at the heart of Anatomy of a Fall, makes me more upset that Emma Stone beat her and Lily Gladstone out for an Oscar, which is her second, for such a lackluster performance in Poor Things. You can’t compared Huller’s Sandra Voyter to Stone’s Bella Baxter. I think theContinue reading “‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ A Great Film With A Career Best For Sandra Huller”
