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‘Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula’ A Wonderful Gothic Horror Movie

Ask someone what they think of when you mention Dracula, and it’s either Bela Lugosi or Christopher Lee. Lugosi so embraced the character that rumor has it his dying wishes were to be buried in the vampire cape. As for Lee, he brought the character to the post-WWII Technicolor era through the Hammer films. ThereContinue reading “‘Bram’s Stoker’s Dracula’ A Wonderful Gothic Horror Movie”

‘Full Metal Jacket’ 35 Years Of USMC Hardcore Kubrick Style

In college, we were sitting around the commons area of the dorm and the 1999 Oscars were playing. Stanley Kubrick had just passed away a few weeks early at the age of 70. They were playing snippets of his movies as part of a memoriam. Then, suddenly, Full Metal Jacket came up. And someone inContinue reading “‘Full Metal Jacket’ 35 Years Of USMC Hardcore Kubrick Style”

‘Crimes Of The Future’ Is An Assault On Cinema Even By Cronenberg’s Standards

David Cronenberg, at 79, still continues to film mostly in his native Canada. He has perfected body horror so much that you wonder what started his fascination. And more improtant, you wonder if he still has a way to surprise us. His latest movie Crimes of the Future, his first horror movie since 1999’s eXistenZ,Continue reading “‘Crimes Of The Future’ Is An Assault On Cinema Even By Cronenberg’s Standards”

‘Don’t Worry Darling’ This Movie Isn’t Worth Your Time

Every now and again, the drama about a movie behind the scenes makes it at least worth watching. Sometimes, you’d almost wish someone would do what Christopher Walken’s character did in America’s Sweethearts and just secretly film all the behind the scenes stuff rather than show us what was supposed to be filmed from theContinue reading “‘Don’t Worry Darling’ This Movie Isn’t Worth Your Time”

The Last Act Of A Desperate Political Party

The Republican Party is dying. It’s on its last leg and slouches like that rough beast William Butler Yeats talked about. It didn’t have to be this way. The Republican Party was the Party of Lincoln. It no longer can say that. It’s so far removed from Lincoln or Dwight Eisenhower or even Teddy RoosleveltContinue reading “The Last Act Of A Desperate Political Party”

‘God Forbid’ Focuses On Unbelievable Sex Scandal

One of the most landmark First Amendment cases took place in the 1980s when Jerry Falwell sued Hustler and publisher Larry Flynt over a fake Campari ad in which he talked about his first time having sex with his mother in an outhouse. It was so absurd that no one could believe it as aContinue reading “‘God Forbid’ Focuses On Unbelievable Sex Scandal”

‘Weird’ Tells Parody Of Yankovic’s Life

Weird Al Yankovic has such a private life, while doing some research via Wikipedia, I was learned that as a devout Christian, he doesn’t use profanity or even drink alcohol. In 1992 he became a vegetarian but mostly follows a vegan diet now, even though he admits to eating a cheese pizza every now andContinue reading “‘Weird’ Tells Parody Of Yankovic’s Life”

Why ‘Exorcist III’ Deserves A Second Look

The Exorcist is one of the most popular horror movies of all time. It was a media sensation in the early to mid-1970s, so a sequel was inevitable. Unfortunately, that sequel was The Exorcist II: The Heretic. Despite a cast that included Louise Fletcher, hot off her Oscar win for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’sContinue reading “Why ‘Exorcist III’ Deserves A Second Look”

Gen Xers’ Rage At Heart Of ‘I Love You, You Hate Me’

What was it that made us hate Barney the Purple Dinosaur? I remember going to school one morning at 14 or 15 and the radio station did a parody of The Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right.” But instead of fighting for your right to party, it was to burn Barney. The San Diego ChickenContinue reading “Gen Xers’ Rage At Heart Of ‘I Love You, You Hate Me’”