How Andy Kaufman Fooled Everyone And Became A Wrestling Superstar

Andy Kaufman could’ve had it all for a while. His struggles during the 1970s with his act on comedy stages left people bored and upset. But he was able to find humor by impersonating Elvis Presley before it became popular. And luckily he found representation through George Shapiro and Howard West, who helped him getContinue reading “How Andy Kaufman Fooled Everyone And Became A Wrestling Superstar”

‘New Kid’ Makes The Grade

It’s hard being the new kid in school. I remember the first time I saw my late girlfriend, sitting 10-15 feet away a few rows below me in the auditorium during a first day assembly. She was sitting leaning to the right and as I watched her, she looked so alone. And there took someContinue reading “‘New Kid’ Makes The Grade”

Our Love/Hate With Certain Athletes

On Monday morning, I woke up to get ready to go to a doctor’s appointment and all I heard was stories about how unprofessional Angel Reese had been. Louisiana State University and Iowa were playing in the women’s national championship of college basketball with LSU prevailing 102-85. As they were walking off the court ReeseContinue reading “Our Love/Hate With Certain Athletes”

‘The Outwaters’ Dries Up Quickly

There was a Family Guy episode in which Brian Griffin is a seeing-eyed dog for blind people at a theater screening The Blair Witch Project. A movie like The Outwaters wouldn’t need someone to tell what would happen on screen because someone with perfect 20/20 vision couldn’t make it out. As a matter of fact,Continue reading “‘The Outwaters’ Dries Up Quickly”

‘The Inhabitant’ Deserves The Axe

You know a movie is going to be bad when it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. This means that no one bother to write a brief summary of the movie and I’m talking about a brief summary that sounds like a kid trying to bluff a book report when they definitely ddn’t read it.Continue reading “‘The Inhabitant’ Deserves The Axe”

The Idolatry Of Donald Trump

Since the indictment of Donald Trump was on the first day of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, it reminds me of a scene from the 1994 movie Little Big Leauge. A 12-year-old is left the owner of the Minnesota Twins following the death of their previous owner, his grandfather. When his manager comes toContinue reading “The Idolatry Of Donald Trump”

What Really Happened To Homer Simpson On April Fools Day In 1993?

During the third and fourth seasons of The Simpsons, the show hit its peak with some of its most memorable episodes. And this culiminating in the show airing its first clip show on Thursday, April 1, 1993. Clip shows are often seen as cheats in the sitcom world as they are usually low-budget productions thatContinue reading “What Really Happened To Homer Simpson On April Fools Day In 1993?”

‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Is A Zomcom Of Slapstick Madness

Warning: This contains spoilers A movie like One Cut of the Dead could easily be one of the best and worst zombie movies depending on how you view it. It begins with a 37-minute long poorly made and filmed movie within in a movie as a low-budget Japanese horror production is plagued by real zombies.Continue reading “‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Is A Zomcom Of Slapstick Madness”

Nashville Shooting Shows People Want To Deflect The Real Problem

Even though it’s become a common occurrence for a school shooting to happen, it’s something we should never get used to. As of this posting, the families of the six victims are planning funerals and unsure of how things will happen. I’m thinking of Easter baskets and goodies sitting in a closet for one orContinue reading “Nashville Shooting Shows People Want To Deflect The Real Problem”

‘The Whale’ A Wonderful Study Of Grief, Guilt, Depression And Atonement

The characters who are in The Whale are all suffering from their own guilt, depression and/or grief. Aside from a flashback to a scene at a beach, the entire movie is set in an apartment in an Idaho town near an unnamed college in 2016. This helps make the audience feel they are trapped inContinue reading “‘The Whale’ A Wonderful Study Of Grief, Guilt, Depression And Atonement”