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Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Wake Me Up From A ‘Summer Camp Nightmare’

Summer Camp Nightmare is a misleading title especially for a movie released in 1987 as the slasher craze had ruled movie theaters earlier that decade. Even the movie poster art is misleading with one featuring a drawing of a woman screaming (as above), another with a photo of a young woman brandishing a knife. IfContinue reading “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Wake Me Up From A ‘Summer Camp Nightmare’”

Grim Future Awaits ‘A Boy And His Dog’

Hopefully, we’re nowhere near the dystopia wasteland that is 2024 that is the setting for A Boy and his Dog. World War IV has happened and both America and the Soviet Union has launched all nuclear missile from the silos and not much is left of human civilization, at least in America. Some humans stillContinue reading “Grim Future Awaits ‘A Boy And His Dog’”

‘Licorice Pizza’ Looks Good But Leaves Bad Taste That’s Hard To Swallow

I generally like a lot of Paul Thomas Anderson’s works. A lot of of his movies are set in the San Fernando Valley because that’s where he was born and raised. It’s an odd community where a hairdresser like Jon Peters can live in a nice house in the hills and date Barbara Streisand. It’sContinue reading “‘Licorice Pizza’ Looks Good But Leaves Bad Taste That’s Hard To Swallow”

‘Girl In The Picture’ Presents Sad Portrait Of Child Abuse/Sexual Assault

Netflix has been struggling a lot lately and most of their crime documentaries have been nothing more than what you can check out on Wikipedia. Girl in the Picture is a change of pace from the normal multi-part series that Netflix and other streaming services seem to drag out. Keeping at about 100 minutes, thisContinue reading “‘Girl In The Picture’ Presents Sad Portrait Of Child Abuse/Sexual Assault”

Always Be Together In ‘Electric Dreams”

Of all the celebrities that seemed to have passed away in the past week, some people probably do not know who Lenny Von Dohlen was. They may have remembered him from Twin Peaks where he played the agoraphobic Harold Smith who had met Laura Palmer when she delivered meals to his house. He also appearedContinue reading “Always Be Together In ‘Electric Dreams””

‘Escape From New York’ Was Kurt Russell’s Escape From Disney

There’s an anecdote about the filming of Escape from New York in which Kurt Russell, during a break, went walking down a neighborhood in East St. Louis, Ill. while in costume as Snake Plissken. In one version, Russell is walking with John Carpenter, director and co-writer, as they are talking about an upcoming scene. EitherContinue reading “‘Escape From New York’ Was Kurt Russell’s Escape From Disney”

‘The Bad Guys’ Are Not Too Bad

Animated movies like The Bad Guys are going to be the norm now, I’ve theorized. There’s a hip, wiseacre notion to the characters in this movie. The older animated movies made by Disney and Don Bluth still carried a childish quality to them. That’s not saying this is a movie for adults. But it’s gearedContinue reading “‘The Bad Guys’ Are Not Too Bad”

‘A Perfect Getaway’ Keeps Viewers On Their Toes

The best thing a movie can is to make you want to go back and watch it from the start, especially in a case like A Perfect Getaway. Part of the success of The Sixth Sense was people going to see it again to see what they missed and how they missed it. Not toContinue reading “‘A Perfect Getaway’ Keeps Viewers On Their Toes”

‘X’ Lacks Real Thrills, Just Has Cheap Meta Feels

There’s a scene in the movie Funny Farm where Chevy Chase plays an inspiring writer who more or less stands over his wife, played by Madolyn Smith, as she reads part of his novel manuscript and points at pieces he thinks are the best. But to his dismay, she later mentions she doesn’t like it.Continue reading “‘X’ Lacks Real Thrills, Just Has Cheap Meta Feels”

‘Stranger Things’ Shows Us Men Need To Express Their Emotions More

WARNING: Major spoilers ahead!! If you haven’t seen this season, please be aware. The final two episodes of season four of Stranger Things also titled Volume 2 were about four hours long. And what an emotional four hours it was. The Surfer Pizza van full of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) and his brother, Jonathan (CharlesContinue reading “‘Stranger Things’ Shows Us Men Need To Express Their Emotions More”