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‘Cutting Class’ Has Brad Pitt As Alumni

Brad Pitt’s evolution over the years from a Okie to one of the most in-demand actors and successful producers of all time is the stuff of Hollywood legend. It’s been reported that during the mid-1990s his star power was so high that his lack of interest in a script led to all the studios refusingContinue reading “‘Cutting Class’ Has Brad Pitt As Alumni”

‘Watcher’ Worth A Look

A movie like Watcher is more about tone than it is about jump scares and even violence. That’s what I like about horror/thrillers like this. Chloe Okuno wrote and directed the movie. She also directed the Ratman segment of V/H/S ’94, which also provided a nice tone of claustrophia as a female reporter and maleContinue reading “‘Watcher’ Worth A Look”

‘The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’ Is The Movie Nicolas Cage Was Born To Be Star In

Nicolas Cage has been appearing in movies for 40 years. His first role where he was credited as Nicolas Coppola was in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High. He only had a few lines as well as appearing in the background or crowd scenes at times. He’s only known as Brad’s Bud. He wasContinue reading “‘The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent’ Is The Movie Nicolas Cage Was Born To Be Star In”

‘Only Murders In The Building’ Leaves More Questions Than Answers

NOTE: This post contains spoilers for Season 2. Please be advised. I like Only Murders in the Building. The notion of Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez playing three occupants of an affluent Manhattan apartment building who find themselves embroiled in a murder investigation while making their own true-crime podcast could have failed. ButContinue reading “‘Only Murders In The Building’ Leaves More Questions Than Answers”

‘Studio 666’ Proves Comedy Can Be Murder

I like Foo Fighters. How could you not? Their music is great. And despite his long hair, body tattoos, frontman Dave Grohl is like the Keanu Reeves of hard rock. You like him because of his attitude. He fell off a stage and rather than being taken away in an ambulance, he had them wrapContinue reading “‘Studio 666’ Proves Comedy Can Be Murder”

To Loan Is Human; To Forgive Is Divine

Let me begin this post with telling you a story. It must’ve been about 26 years ago around October 1996 when I was a senior at Calhoun High School in my home town of Calhoun, Ga. I had finally rounded my selections to three or four colleges I was considering. I knew I needed copiesContinue reading “To Loan Is Human; To Forgive Is Divine”

Corporal Punishment Is A Solution In Search Of A Problem

Corporal punishment is child abuse. I’m just going to get that out of the way. I don’t care if it’s one swat on a child’s bottom with a paddle or whipping them with a belt. The student has to be publicly shamed at a school for an infraction that the teacher and/or administrator sees necessitatesContinue reading “Corporal Punishment Is A Solution In Search Of A Problem”

Dissecting ‘American Psycho’

American Pscyho opened in the spring of 2000 to good reviews and a modest box office of over $34 million considering it’s relatively low budget of just $7 imillion. But even before it went into production, it was an issue of controversy for years. When Bret Easton Ellis published the novel by the same nameContinue reading “Dissecting ‘American Psycho’”

‘Orphan: First Kill’ Has Some Big Thrills, Yet Falls Short At Same Time

POSSIBLE SPOILERS ALERT!!! The first Orphan released in 2009 had an intriquing twist on the Killer Kids subgenre of horror by having the character of Esther have a unique medical condition. If you haven’t seen it, read no futher, because there’s no way to provide a review of Orphan: First Kill without letting people knowContinue reading “‘Orphan: First Kill’ Has Some Big Thrills, Yet Falls Short At Same Time”