Back in 1978 and 1994 and early as a decade ago, before TV networks realized they could have big hits with summer shows, many networks would take their less-desirable shows and stick them in slots normally reserved for more popular shows. It’s called “burning off” and it still is popular even though not as usedContinue reading “Nothing To ‘Fear’ In This Installment”
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‘In The Heights’ Falls Flat In Many Ways
I wanted to like In The Heights. I like musicals. I come from a family with a very musical background. So, I’m not some knuckle-dragging troglodyte or cretin by saying this, but this movie is absolutely horrible and boring. Lin-Manuel Miranda, I think, has been believing his own hype following Hamilton, which I still haven’tContinue reading “‘In The Heights’ Falls Flat In Many Ways”
That’s A Wrap! Fade Out For Two Very Influential Filmmakers
In the past week, two influential filmmakers have died. While many people may not think of Richard Donner or Robert Downey Sr. in the same vein as Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Cecil B. DeMille, Martin Scorsese, Akira Kurosawa, Stanley Kubrick, or Francios Touffait, they both helped change American cinema for the past 50 years. RichardContinue reading “That’s A Wrap! Fade Out For Two Very Influential Filmmakers”
What A Surprise! Disability Pride Month Is Being Overlooked
July is Disability Pride Month and like most things having to do with people with disabilities, little is being done about it. There are no flags. There are no marches or parades I’ve heard of. There’s no background settings on Facebooks. Yes, like most things having to do with disabilities, we’d rather act like itContinue reading “What A Surprise! Disability Pride Month Is Being Overlooked”
Could This Climate Change Be The New Normal?
A few years ago when I had chickens, I was going out to check on them in the evening. It was early September, literally still summer just not as humid and hot as it is in August. I noticed the geese were flying south. Normally, they didn’t fly south until later on in the Fall.Continue reading “Could This Climate Change Be The New Normal?”
‘No Sudden Move’ Zigs And Zags In One Helluva Ride
I’m not sure how much of No Sudden Move can be reviewed without giving away some of the plot twists. Some critics have even not listed some of the cast even though I will because I don’t think it matters. Brendan Fraser plays a middle man who hires three criminals played by Don Cheadle, BenecioContinue reading “‘No Sudden Move’ Zigs And Zags In One Helluva Ride”
‘The Tomorrow War’ Is A Reminder Of Better Movies From Yesterday
Calling a movie The Tomorrow War proves that there isn’t one shred of creativity or originality to be found amid the cliched sci-fi alien invasion action movie. Like some other movies on streaming services this was originally planned to be released in theaters but postponed to Covid. If one thing good came out of theContinue reading “‘The Tomorrow War’ Is A Reminder Of Better Movies From Yesterday”
‘Independence Day’ Takes The Silver In Summer Movie Blockbusters
The image that probably put millions of people in theater seats this month 25 years ago was an alien ship hovering over the White House firing a laser down on it blowing it to smithereens. Who wouldn’t want to see that? I went with my brother and one of his friends and his brother toContinue reading “‘Independence Day’ Takes The Silver In Summer Movie Blockbusters”
July 4 And Independence Day Means Something Different To Everyone
A few weeks ago, I attended a ceremony honoring bicyclists who participated in the Remember The Removal for the Cherokee Nation. I don’t want to post pics here because I don’t want to dishonor the efforts people or make them feel they’re being associated with this post. Also, I showed up late and didn’t getContinue reading “July 4 And Independence Day Means Something Different To Everyone”
Even Freddy Wouldn’t Bother With ‘Fear Street’
I never got into R.L. Stine or Christopher Pike, so I never read the countless Goosebumps and Fear Street or The Last Vampire novels. I would look at them and they seemed such short paperback novels, I wondered what could be there. I was reading Bunnicula books in elementary school and jumped to Stephen KingContinue reading “Even Freddy Wouldn’t Bother With ‘Fear Street’”
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