The idea of extreme couponing isn’t something new that came out in the 2000s. I remember back when grocery stores used to give out stamps that you could collect to be used when they had weekly deals. One time, the Piggly Wiggly in my home town had a special on canned dog food that wasContinue reading “Like Coupons ‘Queenpins’ Could’ve Done More For Less”
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‘Encanto’ Has Style But Lacks Any Real Substance
I was watching an Indigenous man on social media respond to a commenter upset that he makes posts that don’t focus on Indigenous/Native American history and practices. He just makes common posts like others. It seems a current trend that non-white people are expected to focus on the mystics and folklore of their culture orContinue reading “‘Encanto’ Has Style But Lacks Any Real Substance”
‘Tragedy Of MacBeth” More Than Just Sound And Fury
William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of MacBeth, or commonly just MacBeth, is my favorite of all his plays. I believe A Midsummer Night’s Dream is probably the best comedy that I like. Hamlet is good but overrated and Romeo and Juliet is more about the dangers of adults feuding that it corrupts youth rather than aContinue reading “‘Tragedy Of MacBeth” More Than Just Sound And Fury”
Honoring Civil Rights Pioneers
Today would’ve been Betty White’s 100th birthday if she was still alive. While most have said that they should donate local animal shelters and humane societies in her name, we should also remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as it’s his federally recognized day of recognition. Dr. King was born on Jan. 15 but bothContinue reading “Honoring Civil Rights Pioneers”
‘Red Notice’ Tries Too Hard To Start A Franchise That Its Plot Gets Buried
How could an action-adventure-comedy treasure hunt movie starring Gal Gadot, Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds feel like it belongs unfinished? Red Notice seems more like Firewalker and if anyone remembers that disastrous 1986 movie starring Chuck Norris and Lou Gossett Jr., you know what you’re in for. If anything else like that movie, it provesContinue reading “‘Red Notice’ Tries Too Hard To Start A Franchise That Its Plot Gets Buried”
‘Velvet Underground’ Documentary Examines Band’s Rocky, Brief History
The Velvet Underground, a documentary on AppleTV examines the start of the band and its quick collapse. For many people, they may not have heard of them outside a circle of music fans who consider them a better band than say, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, and others who revolutionized theContinue reading “‘Velvet Underground’ Documentary Examines Band’s Rocky, Brief History”
‘Eternals’ Proves The MCU Isn’t Infallible
Back when the Marvel Cinematic Universe started in the late 2000s, it almost seemed like they were stretching things out over several movies, you kinda wondered what it was all building up to and when. I didn’t really care for the first Captain America movie or the Thor‘s first two movies. I barely remember themContinue reading “‘Eternals’ Proves The MCU Isn’t Infallible”
‘Galaxy Quest’ A Hilarious Journey Into Fandom
Alan Rickman died on this day, Jan. 14 in 2016. It came as a shock to a lot of people as he was suffering from pancreatic cancer. It had been diagnosed the previous August when he suffered a minor stroke. Despite the terminal illness, he didn’t tell many people. A month shy of his 70thContinue reading “‘Galaxy Quest’ A Hilarious Journey Into Fandom”
‘The Unforgiveable’ Is Totally Forgettable
The Unforgiveable is based on a popular British limited series, Unforgiven, that was broadcast during January 2009. Naturally, American filmmakers were willing to make a remake of it, as they always do of any overseas movies or TV shows that are popular, but it sat in development hell for a decade. Reportedly Angelina Jolie wasContinue reading “‘The Unforgiveable’ Is Totally Forgettable”
‘CODA’ Sings An Unspoken (And Unheard) Tune
A Quiet Place II was the first movie in a while during the pandemic to reach over the $100 million mark. The inevitable sequel to the 2018 hit features Millicent Simmonds, a young actress who is deaf. Much of the first movie was done with the actors using American Sign Language. Director John Krasinki putContinue reading “‘CODA’ Sings An Unspoken (And Unheard) Tune”