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‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Focuses On Poe In A Sluggish Murder Mystery

Edgar Allan Poe had a great year in 2022 even though he has been dead for over 170 years. Anyone tuning into Wednesday on Netflix could see the influence of Poe’s work in the show. Then, there was Raven’s Hollow which cast William Moseley as Poe as a young cadet at West Point investigating aContinue reading “‘The Pale Blue Eye’ Focuses On Poe In A Sluggish Murder Mystery”

Bernie Madoff Was Really A ‘Monster Of Wall Street’

“What’s a Ponzi scheme?” That is the question Bernie Madoff’s wife, Ruth, asked when he came clean about his years of ripping people off in a Ponzi scheme. She didn’t know or didn’t want to know. She got to live the lavish lifestyle of New York City elite. Sometimes you don’t want to know howContinue reading “Bernie Madoff Was Really A ‘Monster Of Wall Street’”

‘She Said’ Scoops Weinstein Sex Scandal

She Said is an intriquing title. On one hand, it’s the other side to the phrase “He Said, She Said,” which is often used to dismiss two sides of a story when you don’t want to examine that one side might be making better points. On the other hand, it’s part of the phrase “That’sContinue reading “‘She Said’ Scoops Weinstein Sex Scandal”

The Fall Of The Republican(t) Party

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again. In Kevin McCarthy’s case, that would be 15 times. It’s amazing that this vote for the next Speaker of the House went 15 times. For a while, Democrats were holding out the possibility that a few Republicans would go across party lines and elect HakeemContinue reading “The Fall Of The Republican(t) Party”

‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ Is The Bleakest, Most Violent War Movie Ever

French filmmaker Francois Truffaut said there is no such thing as an anti-war movie because all movies become pro-war. Movies like The Deer Hunter, Platoon and Saving Private Ryan show us the horrors of war but they still was us to be proud of what the military went through. It’s in a culture to loveContinue reading “‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ Is The Bleakest, Most Violent War Movie Ever”

‘The Menu’ Is Overcooked

During the 1970s and 1980s as fast food franchises became more popular, restaurants had to have more to offer than just food. As Mike Judge said in Office Space, “People can get a cheeseburger anywhere,” but what they’re looking for is “atmosphere and attitude.” Sports bar restaurants became popular. And then you had Hooters andContinue reading “‘The Menu’ Is Overcooked”

‘Shallow Grave’ Exposes 1990s Generation X Nihilism In Films

By now, people like Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor and Christopher Eccleston are all household names. But 30 years ago during the height of the independent movie’s golden era, they made Shallow Grave, a psychological thriller/black comedy that is most impressive when you consider all that had to be done to complete funding. When the movieContinue reading “‘Shallow Grave’ Exposes 1990s Generation X Nihilism In Films”

Guillermo Del Toro Takes ‘Pinocchio’ Back To Its Darker Roots

In 1940, Disney released Pinocchio. It was the studio’s second movie after Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. But over the years, that has been the template most filmmakers have used for the adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio, which was way darker in tone. Granted, the scene of the boys being turnedContinue reading “Guillermo Del Toro Takes ‘Pinocchio’ Back To Its Darker Roots”

‘Welcome To Chippendales’ Still Performs While Being Mostly Flaccid

There’s a scene in Hulu’s limited series Welcome to Chippendales where some women in the audience commented that the song-and-dance routine the dancers are doing is getting old because they’ve performed it many times already. That could be a good explanation for the series which tries to be Boogie Nights but lacks the excitement thatContinue reading “‘Welcome To Chippendales’ Still Performs While Being Mostly Flaccid”

Athletes Aren’t Just More Meat For The Meat Grinder

On Monday, Jan. 2, Damar Hanlin, a football safety for the Buffalo Bills was playing in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals when he collapsed after tackling Bengals Tee Higgins, a wide receiver. They did CPR compression for nearly 10 minutes as people watched on national TV before he was taken away in an ambulance.Continue reading “Athletes Aren’t Just More Meat For The Meat Grinder”