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‘Misery’ Loves The Company Of Hero Syndrome

Kathy Bates is one of my favorite actresses. She was basically an unknown character actor when she got her breakthrough role at 42 as Annie Wilkes in Misery. The movie is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name that he wrote following a fan backlash over his 1984 epic fantasy novel TheContinue reading “‘Misery’ Loves The Company Of Hero Syndrome”

The Verdict For ‘Only Murders In The Building’

This post contains spoilers. The Hulu black comedy series Only Murders in the Building couldn’t have come at a better time as we were enthralled in the case of Gabby Petito, a blogger who went missing over the summer and then her body was found in Wyoming murdered by strangulation. As I’m writing this, theContinue reading “The Verdict For ‘Only Murders In The Building’”

Colin Powell’s Tainted Legacy

Colin Powell may have been an inspiration for some. But on Feb. 5, 2003, he forever tainted his legacy with a lie that he knew was a lie. He appeared in front of the United Nations Security Council, held up a vial of anthrax and said there was intel that Saddam Hussein was looking toContinue reading “Colin Powell’s Tainted Legacy”

‘Frailty’ Thy Name Is Bill Paxton’s Great Horror Masterpiece

When Bill Paxton passed away in 2017, his death came as a surprise to everyone. At 61, he seemed to be in perfect health, but he had a damaged aortic heart valve most of his life and on Feb. 14 of that year, he underwent open heart surgery and this led to complications that resultedContinue reading “‘Frailty’ Thy Name Is Bill Paxton’s Great Horror Masterpiece”

We Need To Talk About ‘Halloween III’

All film franchises have that one movie that is, for lack of a better word, a bastardization. A Nightmare on Elm Street had its version with the homoerotic Freddy’s Revenge in which it was Freddy Krueger working through a troubled teenage boy. This strayed from going after being in their dreams. Friday the 13th angeredContinue reading “We Need To Talk About ‘Halloween III’”

‘Session 9’ Is A 10

Sometimes, movies fly under the radar they get lost only to be rediscovered later. Take Session 9, which had the misfortune of being released one month before 9/11. It got good reviews and even the David Caruso jokes had died off since the late 1990s. But during one of America’s darkest moments, no one reallyContinue reading “‘Session 9’ Is A 10”

‘Halloween Kills’ Previous Awful Movies In Franchise But Can’t Top The Original

What is it about the Halloween franchise that keeps filmmakers coming back to it over the last 43 years? After it seemed Michael Myers was burnt to a crisp at the end of Halloween II in 1981, the filmmakers tried a noble effort to do an anthology spinoff that failed with Halloween III: Season ofContinue reading “‘Halloween Kills’ Previous Awful Movies In Franchise But Can’t Top The Original”

‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ Cute But Not Top Form

Muppets Haunted Mansion on Disney-Plus is a nice, okay Halloween special but it does have some problems that does keep it from the highs of the Jim Henson era. I’m just going to get this out of the way right now, because it seems to be a lot of the criticism I’m seeing. Matt VogelContinue reading “‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ Cute But Not Top Form”

‘Black Christmas’ The Original Nightmare Before Xmas

In the 2004 Bravo show 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Olivia Hussey, who appeared in the 1974 original Black Christmas recalled how she was brought into audition with Steve Martin for the 1987 romcom Roxanne. She said Martin was very excited and happy telling Hussey he had been wanting to meet her for years as sheContinue reading “‘Black Christmas’ The Original Nightmare Before Xmas”

Why Dave Chappelle’s Words Can Be Dangerous

Let me start by saying that I haven’t seen Dave Chappelle’s recent stand-up special The Closer on Netlfix in which he makes comments about transgendered people that some find offensive. I also don’t think Chappelle is really that funny to begin with. I think he’s still trying to ride the success of Chappelle Show, whichContinue reading “Why Dave Chappelle’s Words Can Be Dangerous”