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The Strange Case Of ‘The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen’

A movie like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen could have been the best movie of the year or the 2000s. It looked like a whole bunch of fun as a concept. Based on the graphic novels by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill, it mainly was about public domain characters like Allan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Dr.Continue reading “The Strange Case Of ‘The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen’”

There Will Be Blood: The Civil War Brewing Inside The Republican Party

Empires collapse from within. You need only to look at history to see that it’s usually the people who the leaders once trusted and/or felt were beneath them who rise up. A year ago if you told me that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp would tell the Republicans in his state he wasn’t going to sidestepContinue reading “There Will Be Blood: The Civil War Brewing Inside The Republican Party”

‘Tales From The Hood’ A Maddening Mixture Of Mischief And Macabre

A movie like Tales from the Hood is mostly a horror flick. But just like Alfred Hitchcock, director Rusty Cundieff throws in enough humor and mischief along with the macabre to remind us that it’s still a movie and we need to relax. The movie poster features a skull wearing sunglasses and a gold tooth.Continue reading “‘Tales From The Hood’ A Maddening Mixture Of Mischief And Macabre”

‘BS High’ Takes Viewers To School On Narcissists, Con Jobs & Athletic Scams

A con is a derivative of a “confidence scheme,” a type of scam where someone will build confidence in their mark in order to rip them off. Sometimes it just takes a few minutes. Other times, it takes several months. In the end, they’ll get what they want if they choose their prey wisely. TheContinue reading “‘BS High’ Takes Viewers To School On Narcissists, Con Jobs & Athletic Scams”

Violence Will Continue As Politicians Spread Hate, Division For Votes

One thing I learned as a crime reporter – acts of violence are usually personal. Most murders are crimes of passion. People have arguments and it gets out of hand and one person is killed. Despite living in towns that were supposed to be away from the “big city crime,” I did see a lotContinue reading “Violence Will Continue As Politicians Spread Hate, Division For Votes”

An Easy Pass For ‘Vacation Friends 2’

Adam Sandler has been criticized for choosing to make movies that are in major travel destinations so he can enjoy his days off from filming seeing the sights. It started with 50 First Dates filmed in Hawai’i and Blended was filmed in South Africa and The Do-Over was filmed in the Savannah area. I mean,Continue reading “An Easy Pass For ‘Vacation Friends 2’”

‘The Flash’ Could’ve Been A Smash, Yet Problems Caused It To Crash So It’s Been Moved To Streaming In A Dash

On paper, The Flash could’ve been the thing that kept the DCEU afloat. But even people on the Titanic knew that when the water got too high, they were screwed. And like the Titanic, there were so many things that could’ve kept the franchise going under. The pandemic didn’t help and the release of theContinue reading “‘The Flash’ Could’ve Been A Smash, Yet Problems Caused It To Crash So It’s Been Moved To Streaming In A Dash”

The Mugshot Seen Around The World

Laugh and critique it all you want, but the mugshot of former President Donald J. Trump was a moment in history we have never seen. Other countries have put their leaders on trial before. One of the most famous was the Christmas Day trial of Romanian President Nicolae Ceausecu and his wife, Elena, in 1989Continue reading “The Mugshot Seen Around The World”

‘Body Bags’ Still Knocks ‘Em Dead

HBO and Showtime have always had a Coca-Cola/Pepsi or Nintendo/Sega rivalry. Even now with the “Streaming Wars” in full swing, Showtime, which is now owned by Paramount Media Networks, was struggling about 30 years ago to rise up to HBO. I still remember when the network would air soft-core porn from Europe on late nightContinue reading “‘Body Bags’ Still Knocks ‘Em Dead”