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Weird Al Has Got It All On ‘UHF’

Recently, it was announced the Weird Al Yankovic biopic would be released in November on the Roku Channel. Daniel Radcliffe is playing the legendary musician and comic. I had almost forgotten that Yankovic made his only starring feature role in UHF that was released this month in 1989. Unfortunately for Yankovic, the movie came andContinue reading “Weird Al Has Got It All On ‘UHF’”

King Lear: How One Man More Or Less Changed TV Forever

Television in its infancy had to follow a lot of rules similar to the Hays Code that affected movies. You couldn’t show a toilet on screen. Married couples couldn’t even be seen in bed. And when Lucille Ball got pregnant during I Love Lucy, how the hell would they actually tell millions of viewers sheContinue reading “King Lear: How One Man More Or Less Changed TV Forever”

Saying Goodbye To Two Veteran Actors

Paul Sorvino and David Warner both appeared in the 1997 action comedy Money Talks, but I’m not sure they appeared in the same scene together. They had both guest-starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Sorvino and Warner both recently passed away leaving with them both an impressive resume that included many iconic movies thatContinue reading “Saying Goodbye To Two Veteran Actors”

Why ‘Beyond Belief’ Was The Best TV Show You Probably Never Saw

For anyone that grew up during the 1980s and 1990s, there was a push by so many filmmakers and media moguls to make the next best anthology series. In the mid-1980s, CBS tried to revive The Twilight Zone and got The Grateful Dead to do the theme music with everyone from Wes Craven to JohnContinue reading “Why ‘Beyond Belief’ Was The Best TV Show You Probably Never Saw”

Dale Murphy: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride

Major League Baseball had its Hall of Fame ceremony recently and as usual, Dale Murphy’s name wasn’t on the list of the latest inductees. Murphy, who played 18 seasons, 15 of those for the Atlanta Braves, joins the likes of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the long list of “What in the Sam HillContinue reading “Dale Murphy: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride”

‘The Gray Man’ Lacks Any Colorful Characters Or Plot

The Russo Brothers (Joe and Anthony) had some big expectations after they’re back-to-back success of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers:Endgame. I’d argue they basically boosted abilities of the MCU with their hit films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (the best so far) and Captain America: Civil War (which seemed like a pseudo-Avengers movie). They weren’tContinue reading “‘The Gray Man’ Lacks Any Colorful Characters Or Plot”

‘Sleepaway Camp’ Has Little Thrills But One Helluva Twist

By the fall of 1983 when Sleepaway Camp was released, slasher movies were beginning their downturn. It’s easier to see this is a lower knock-off of Friday the 13th, itself an attempt to cash in on the success of Halloween. At this point, filmmakers had to have an ace up their sleeve to keep itContinue reading “‘Sleepaway Camp’ Has Little Thrills But One Helluva Twist”

We Need To Talk About Eddie Munson

While another Stranger Things season has come and gone, the break-out character has been Eddie Munson. Eddie played remarkably well by British actor Joseph Quinn at first seems like the stereotypical bad boy. He’s in his second year as a senior at Hawkins High School. He deals pot, which isn’t too bad, but very badContinue reading “We Need To Talk About Eddie Munson”

‘Deliverance’ Still Plays The Game 50 Years Later

What’s so scary about a movie like Deliverance isn’t that one scene we’re all familiar with but another in which the main character, Ed Gentry (Jon Voight), kills a person who may or may not be dangerous. Ed is one of four people from the metro Atlanta area up in north Georgia on a canoeContinue reading “‘Deliverance’ Still Plays The Game 50 Years Later”