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‘Empire Of Light’ Dims On Viewers As Obvious Oscar Bait

A movie like Empire of Light makes me wish the filmmakers went back and tried to make the movie better. On the surface it fails because we’ve seen this story so many times before that when the two characters, Hilary Small (Olivia Colman) and Stephen Murray (Michael Ward), meet, we know everything that’s going toContinue reading “‘Empire Of Light’ Dims On Viewers As Obvious Oscar Bait”

Murdaugh Cases Exposes Our Desire To Allow Rich People Do Whatever They Want

I was a Johnny-Come-Lately to the Alex Murdaugh trial. I followed bits and pieces of it but have followed up in the last week. It was surprising I had gone to school at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., less than 100 miles away from Hampton, S.C. that I never heard of the Murdaugh family.Continue reading “Murdaugh Cases Exposes Our Desire To Allow Rich People Do Whatever They Want”

Oklahoma Cannabis Legalization Proposal Went Up In Smoke Before Vote

I’ve been following and covering elections since the 1990s and I can always tell when a vote is going to turn a certain way. Last week, I went to the Cherokee County Election Board in Tahlequah, Okla. to vote early. It was the noon hour and most of the people I saw there voting wereContinue reading “Oklahoma Cannabis Legalization Proposal Went Up In Smoke Before Vote”

‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ Looks At Internet Fame And Traumatic Events With An Open Eye

I hadn’t heard of Marcel the Shell, a popular YouTube creation, until a story was done on CBS last year. Since 60 Minutes favors heavily into the plot of the movie, it seems fitting they’d mention it for publicity. But aside from that, it’s a great family movie, the likes of which aren’t seen muchContinue reading “‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ Looks At Internet Fame And Traumatic Events With An Open Eye”

Judy Heumann Walked So Everyone Else Could Run…Figuratively Speaking

When my ex and I were together, our oldest granddaughter was getting married in the summer of 2012. She had gotten to the point of walking with a cane at the time. As grandmother, she was going to be escorted down the aisles. So. we were at the rehearsal and her daughter noted that sheContinue reading “Judy Heumann Walked So Everyone Else Could Run…Figuratively Speaking”

‘The Big Lebowski’ At 25: A Cinema Icon, A Religion And Lifestyle (But That’s Just Like My Opinion, Man)

At 73, Jeff Bridges has been acting most of his life. Despite an uncredited role when he was a child in 1951, his life as an actor mainly started in 1970 and he’s in the sixth decade of his profession. While it looked like cancer would sideline his career, he recovered and appeared in Hulu’sContinue reading “‘The Big Lebowski’ At 25: A Cinema Icon, A Religion And Lifestyle (But That’s Just Like My Opinion, Man)”

Lowe’s Employee Cries For Help Are No Laughing Matter

Last month, a video on TikTok got millions of view. It’s at a Lowe’s store and an employee who looks like he’s in his 20s or early 30s is using a Ballymore lift to get patio furniture that is reportedly over 100 pounds off a top shelf that looks about 15-20 feet from the ground.Continue reading “Lowe’s Employee Cries For Help Are No Laughing Matter”

‘Babylon’ Is A Bloated Blue Bad Bacchanal Of Hollywood’s Baby Days

Babylon is a bloated three-hour plus movie in which Damian Chazzelle attempts to make a David O. Russell movie that quickly turns into Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story. I didn’t really like it. I didn’t really see anything good about the movie. This is the type of movie that a director makes after they winContinue reading “‘Babylon’ Is A Bloated Blue Bad Bacchanal Of Hollywood’s Baby Days”

‘Innocent Blood’ French Vampire Hunting Mafia Goons? Fuggetaboutit!

Some directors have one movie that they can’t seem to break free of. When he was planning to do a music video for “Thriller,” Michael Jackson seeked out John Landis following the success of An American Werewolf in London. Jackson hadn’t seen The Blues Brothers, National Lampoon’s Animal House or Kentucky Fried Movie, his previousContinue reading “‘Innocent Blood’ French Vampire Hunting Mafia Goons? Fuggetaboutit!”

To Err Is Human; To Forgive Is Divine, But Is There A Double Standard?

At the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards Show, Mark Wahlberg was the presenter for the Cast in a Motion Picture. The winner was the cast of Everything Everywhere All At Once, a movie consisting of mostly southeast Asian ancestry. While the movie has been raking in the awards everywhere, some people wonder if the showsContinue reading “To Err Is Human; To Forgive Is Divine, But Is There A Double Standard?”