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‘9 To 5’ Shows Changes Still Need To Be Made To The Workforce

If Office Space was a rallying wake-up cry to Gen Xers who going to have to be forced to sit in cubicles at meaningless jobs for meager wages, then 9 To 5 was the Great Mother that birthed office comedies. Released in 1980 at a time in which many women had entered the workforce forContinue reading “‘9 To 5’ Shows Changes Still Need To Be Made To The Workforce”

‘Candyman’ Leaves Sour Taste Of The Original

One time in college, I was visiting a friend’s house outside of Atlanta and I noticed a candy bowl on a baker’s rack near the wall. I grabbed a piece and ate it. It tasted terrible. I don’t remember if I managed to swallow it or spat it back out in my hand. Either way,Continue reading “‘Candyman’ Leaves Sour Taste Of The Original”

‘The Dropout’ Wants To Sympathize The Devil

I’ll be blunt. The Dropout, the latest limited series romanticizing Millennial con artists and fraudsters, wants to have it both ways. It wants to portray Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried), the CEO of the now defunct Theranos, as a woman playing tough in the Boys Club World of Business, but also as a victim. She’s aContinue reading “‘The Dropout’ Wants To Sympathize The Devil”

In Memoriam

When I first stepped into the office of the George-Anne, the student newspaper of Georgia Southern University, Kelley was the first person I saw. She handed me an application which I quickly filled out and she told me they needed some help with Features and call the editor of that section. Kelley was the editor-in-chief.Continue reading “In Memoriam”

The Candy Man Can And Did

It’s crazy to think John Candy was my age, 43, when he passed away on this date, March 4, 1994. He was filming Wagon’s East, a not-so-good movie Candy reportedly didn’t like doing. He had also filmed Canadian Bacon, Michael Moore’s only feature film, a satirical look at a new Cold War between America andContinue reading “The Candy Man Can And Did”

Futility Of War Buried In Pro-Nationalism Of ‘Red Dawn’

Like most Gen Xers during the Reaganeighties, there was this silly threat that the Soviet Union was going to nuke America and everyone who supported this theory to prove it was the toughest kid on the street. Ironically, by the time Red Dawn premiered in the summer of 1984, the USSR was running on fumes.Continue reading “Futility Of War Buried In Pro-Nationalism Of ‘Red Dawn’”

There Are No Small Roles, Only Small Actors

You may not know the name Ned Eisenberg, but you probably remember his face. He was the textbook actor for “that guy who was in that movie that was out last year.” With a resume as long as the Baja Penisula, Ned Eisenberg who passed away on Feb 27 from cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of theContinue reading “There Are No Small Roles, Only Small Actors”

‘Super Pumped’ Is ‘The Social Network’ Meets ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber might just be the most unnecessary based on a true story limited series/anthology since that whole Feud series that looked into the the lives of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in their latter years. And by unnecessary, I mean it brings nothing fresh to the table. With the firstContinue reading “‘Super Pumped’ Is ‘The Social Network’ Meets ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’”

The 411 On The 355 Is Meh

The 355 is what happens when a filmmaker comes up with a gimmicky premise and then decides to fill in the plot points during filming. And probably the film credits that the movie was directed and co-written by Simon Kinberg may be an indication that you’re not in for a great movie. Kinberg who killedContinue reading “The 411 On The 355 Is Meh”

‘No Exit’ Above Average Thriller

A movie like No Exit recently released on Hulu is your standard thriller about a group of people stuck in a particular place with fear that something isn’t quite right. Most of the action takes place in and outside a visitors center in the Rocky Mountains as a young recovery drug addict, Darby Thorne (HavanaContinue reading “‘No Exit’ Above Average Thriller”