With the recent passing of Piper Laurie and the upcoming release of the long-awaited and critically acclaimed Killers of the Flower Moon, I’d thought I’d look back at The Color of Money released on this day. Martin Scorsese directed this movie back in the mid-1980s when he was going through a down period. As IContinue reading “How ‘The Color Of Money’ And ‘Collateral’ Are In The Same Universe”
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‘The Haunted Mansion’ Is Much Ado About Nothing
For the third time in 20 years, Disney has made an adaptation of their Haunted Mansion ride. And while the Eddie Murphy-starring 2003 version wasn’t great, it had some great amusing scenes for aN early 2000s family movie. The Muppet version was just terrible. The latest version is a two-hour spectacular with an impressive castContinue reading “‘The Haunted Mansion’ Is Much Ado About Nothing”
How Piper Laurie Gave Horror Movies One Of Its Greatest Villains
By the time, Piper Laurie accepted the role of Margaret White in Brian DePalma’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie, she hadn’t appeared in a movie for almost 15 years since her Oscar-nominated performance in The Hustler. She had been doing TV work up until the mid-1960s before she took time off for about a decade.Continue reading “How Piper Laurie Gave Horror Movies One Of Its Greatest Villains”
’65’ Can Be 86ed
For a movie with a great premise, 65 is so boring and lacks excitement. Set about 65 million years ago, a pilot Mills (Adam Driver) is from the planet Somaris where he has to take a two-year journey to help the illness of his daughter, Nevine (Chloe Coleman). Apparently on other planets far more advancedContinue reading “’65’ Can Be 86ed”
‘Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret’ Is Flawed But Worth Watching
Judy Blume has shunned Hollywood for decades and for good reason. There’s a lot of things lost in adaptations. World War Z the book and movie are so different, I’m surprised Max Brooks didn’t sue to have them change the title. Stephen King sued New Line Cinema to take his name off the 1992 movieContinue reading “‘Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret’ Is Flawed But Worth Watching”
‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Is Okay But Sometimes A Dead Franchise Is Better
The Pet Sematary franchise has been a difficult one to justify. The first one released back in 1989 had some problems but director Mary Lambert did a great job as adapting Stephen King’s own screenplay and turning it into a nice B-movie thriller. Despite what some people have said, it’s not a slasher but dealsContinue reading “‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Is Okay But Sometimes A Dead Franchise Is Better”
‘Jason Live’ Gives Franchise Its Final Decent Sequel Before It Goes To Hell
Some things just don’t work out the way filmmakers intend. You need only to look at the Halloween or Terminator franchises to wonder what went wrong and what were they thinking when they greenlit the movie. The original Friday the 13th was a surprise hit piggy-backing (and some might say ripping off) the success ofContinue reading “‘Jason Live’ Gives Franchise Its Final Decent Sequel Before It Goes To Hell”
The Force Is Strong With ‘Ahsoka’
I was one of the original Star Wars kids. I had Star Wars toys and memorabilia growing up. But for some reason, it wasn’t popular to be a Star Wars fan because the movies were considered old after a while. I remember going to school one day back in the mid-1980s when HBO had firstContinue reading “The Force Is Strong With ‘Ahsoka’”
When ‘The X-Files’ Got Banned
By the time The X-Files got to its fourth season, it had become a hit show with its own fan base called “X-Philes.” This is something considering a lot of people had predicted it would be canceled by the halfway point of the first season. One of the smartest moves the Fox Network did wasContinue reading “When ‘The X-Files’ Got Banned”
‘No One Will Save’ A Disappointing Alien Invasion Thriller
A movie like No One Will Save You has a lot of potential and attempts to take a different route but in the end, literally, it fails to deliver. Much of the movie lacks dialogue with a few lines from the protagonist, Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) and some other dialogue spoken by people in the background.Continue reading “‘No One Will Save’ A Disappointing Alien Invasion Thriller”
