Celebrities are a derivative of “celebrate.” Who do we celebrate? Filmmakers, actors, musicians, writers, politicians? They all do something. But in the past 30 years, we’ve started to celebrate people who need no celebration because they haven’t done anything. I point the finger at MTV and it’s bloated use of “reality TV.” Say what youContinue reading “‘Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker’ A Warning On Who We Turn Into Celebrities”
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‘Coming To America’ Turns 35 This Year
I grew up in a very racist and prejudiced northwest Georgia community, but even Coming to America had many people laughing their heads off and quoting the movie years and years ago. And with it being Dr. Martin Luther (the) King Day, it’s as good as a time to reflect on the movie that madeContinue reading “‘Coming To America’ Turns 35 This Year”
‘Devotion’ Spotlights A Forgotten Story From “The Forgotten War”
On the surface, Devotion may look like another civil rights/White Savior movie in which a young white pilot befriends the black pilot who is often shunned and encourages the rest of the squadron to put aside their prejudice and subtle racism. But no, thank Allah, this isn’t that movie. That might explain why the movieContinue reading “‘Devotion’ Spotlights A Forgotten Story From “The Forgotten War””
‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ Over Fans
About 25 years ago, Tom Perrotta published Election, inspired by both the 1992 Presidential election and a controversial homecoming election. In 1992, a student, April Schuldt, was five months pregnant when running for Homecoming Queen at her school in Eau Claire, Wis. Well, the principal forced other school officials to rig the election and evenContinue reading “‘Tracy Flick Can’t Win’ Over Fans”
‘House Of Darkness’ Lacks Any Spark
In 1997, Neil LaBute burst on the scene with his movie In the Company of Men, based on his play. It was a look into toxic masculinity before the term was even in the vernacular. Two businessmen of a corporation on assignment at a branch office in another city decide after having been rejected soContinue reading “‘House Of Darkness’ Lacks Any Spark”
‘Friday The 13th’ Attempted ‘A New Beginning’ But Did It Fail?
There’s a golden rule in franchises – you never stray from the formula, even though the Friday the 13th franchise did that almost when it started. To continue, I’m going to warn you all that this post has many spoilers, so don’t read any further if you haven’t seen any or all movies in theContinue reading “‘Friday The 13th’ Attempted ‘A New Beginning’ But Did It Fail?”
‘Pearl’ Is An Improvement Over ‘X’
The marketing behind Pearl is all wrong. We see images of the titular character played by Mia Goth with a pitchfork and an axe looking all pompous like Negan with his bat from The Walking Dead. And it’s just terrible. This isn’t a movie about some holly-jolly young woman who enjoys killing. It’s about aContinue reading “‘Pearl’ Is An Improvement Over ‘X’”
The Golden Globes Return, Whether We Like It Or Not
The Golden Globes have always been the red-headed stepchild of awards season. It’s not exactly the Oscars and it’s not exactly the Emmys. It honors achievements in film making and TV but never really focuses on the technical awards like sound design and art direction. Even though it gets to the nitty-gritty of what peopleContinue reading “The Golden Globes Return, Whether We Like It Or Not”
‘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’”
