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‘Forrest Gump’ Insists Upon Itself (And Jenny Deserved Better)

I am by far no fan of Forrest Gump. If there was ever a movie that should’ve never won the Best Picture Oscar, it should be Forrest Gump. Schindler’s List was such a serious important movie that I think Hollywood just decided to throw its hands up give it to a movie that is basicallyContinue reading “‘Forrest Gump’ Insists Upon Itself (And Jenny Deserved Better)”

Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Exposes Archaic Problems With American Society

I’m glad that Britney Spears is finally getting her life back after a 13-year conservatorship that seems more hurtful than helpful. If anything else, it exposes how little we’ve come as a society that we still rely on a patriarchal system even in 2021. With a woman one heartbeat away from the Presidency, women areContinue reading “Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Exposes Archaic Problems With American Society”

Good Fortune For ‘Friday The 13th’ Gives Life To New Subgenre

Halloween and Black Christmas may have birthed the slasher genre in its present form, but Friday the 13th proved its no fluke. In the 1970s, horror movies were either trying to copy the devil elements or focusing on haunted houses and strange occurrences. Then in 1974, a little Canadian movie, Black Christmas, opened and wasContinue reading “Good Fortune For ‘Friday The 13th’ Gives Life To New Subgenre”

‘Freaky’ A Fly Flick For Friday The 13th

In the 1980s, there were two genres that seemed like they were out of control. The first one was the slasher genre, which were cheaply made, mostly with the advantage of Canadian tax breaks, to make a few extra bucks. The other was the body-switching genre. This trend started with the awful Like Father, LikeContinue reading “‘Freaky’ A Fly Flick For Friday The 13th”

‘Young Guns’ The Old West Meets The Brat Pack/MTV Generation

By the 1980s, western movies weren’t so popular after the massive disappointment that is Heaven’s Gate. By the time Young Guns hit theaters on this date, Aug. 12 in 1988, you could count the number of westerns released following the aforementioned box office and critical bomb on your hand and still have some fingers leftContinue reading “‘Young Guns’ The Old West Meets The Brat Pack/MTV Generation”

‘The Sixth Sense’ Earned Its Twist

One of my writing professors, Peter Christopher, who passed away in 2008, used to ask four simple words whenever there was a twist in a story. Did they earn it? Too often, movies use twists when they really mean cheats. Case in point the movie Haute Tension when the protagonist and the killer are oneContinue reading “‘The Sixth Sense’ Earned Its Twist”

Sexism In Athletics Is The Problem, Not Transgendered Athletes

Transgendered athletes has been a hot-button issue for conservative politicians and religious leaders for a number of reasons, but none of them relate to the sports themselves. We’ve heard that they’re worried about how other cisgendered athletes will feel in the locker room. We’ve heard that they’re worried about fairness. We’ve heard they’re worried aboutContinue reading “Sexism In Athletics Is The Problem, Not Transgendered Athletes”

‘Aftermath’ A Paint By Numbers Thriller With Some Good Parts

The only thing that keeps the recently released thriller Aftermath from being your standard Lifetime thriller is the profanity, violence and sexual content. It’s a bit longer than the 95-minute thrillers that you see on cable TV. And that is it’s problem. If Aftermath had been a little shorter and a little tighter, it would’veContinue reading “‘Aftermath’ A Paint By Numbers Thriller With Some Good Parts”

‘Val’ Exposes The Faults In All Of Us

I first saw Val Kilmer in the movie Real Genius, which I posted about the other day. Then, there was Top Gun and Willow. Like many young actors, he was on his way to the top after some hit movies, but by the mid-1990s almost a decade after his start in Hollywood, problems arose. ItContinue reading “‘Val’ Exposes The Faults In All Of Us”