Mel Brooks, who collaborated with Richard Pryor on Blazing Saddles, famously quipped, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall in an open sewer and die.” It reminds me of a meme which goes something like: “You can tell if you’re getting old when you fall down in a public placeContinue reading “Richard Pryor’s Legacy Still Shines”
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Why The McCallisters Are Awful Parents
Even though Home Alone has become a Christmas holiday favorite as it was once the highest-grossing comedy of all time, some fans and critics can’t seem to shake that the McCallister parents (Peter and Kate) are very terrible. Kevin McCallister seems to live in a toxic household, where he’s constantly being blamed for acts thatContinue reading “Why The McCallisters Are Awful Parents”
‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’ Was Jim Henson’s Masterpiece
Jim Henson has been gone for more than 30 years, yet his legacy is still being felt by many people who weren’t even alive when he passed, nor were their parents even an item. He would’ve been 85 if he was still alive today but many of the original Muppeteers have also passed. While DisneyContinue reading “‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’ Was Jim Henson’s Masterpiece”
‘Clifford’ Is A Good ‘Dog’ Movie
The Clifford the Big Red Dog books had been in print 15 years before I was born but I was never a fan of them, nor the series. It’s just one of those things. I never bothered to read the books nor watch the show. Yet, I understand it was very popular with a lotContinue reading “‘Clifford’ Is A Good ‘Dog’ Movie”
‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Survives Controversy To Become Cult Classic
During the 1980s, slasher horror movies were all the rave. Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott may not care for the superhero and action movies that almost seem to be all that’s being produced nowadays. But about 40 years ago, the movie theaters were full of slasher movies, made very cheap and starring no-name actors. AllContinue reading “‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Survives Controversy To Become Cult Classic”
‘Spies Like Us’ Blends ‘Road To’ Flicks With Cold War Satire
Chevy Chase had a great year in 1985. He appeared in the cult slacker hit movie, Fletch. Then he reprised the role of Clark Griswold (written as Griswald) in National Lampoon’s European Vacation. He had a cameo in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. And then finally he ended the year with Spies Like Us.Continue reading “‘Spies Like Us’ Blends ‘Road To’ Flicks With Cold War Satire”
The Devil Wouldn’t Even Unleash Something Like ‘Santa Inc.’
In the olden days of network TV, many stations would do what is called a “burn off.” They would more or less dump a show that they had invested a lot of money and time in that they knew was awful during the summer months or during the hiatus periods of more popular months. TheseContinue reading “The Devil Wouldn’t Even Unleash Something Like ‘Santa Inc.’”
Technical Foul For ‘Eight Crazy Nights’
The meteoric rise of Adam Sandler in the 1990s was probably unseen and despised by many critics that started the decade with Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell, transitioned to Pauly Shore, then to Jim Carrey and finally to Sandler all within about five years. I’m sure a lot of critics hated their jobs asContinue reading “Technical Foul For ‘Eight Crazy Nights’”
How I Became A Socialist (And You Can Become One Too)
Growing up in the Reaganeighties, there was so much bullshit propaganda on the dangers of the Soviet Union and the threat of communism and a global nuclear war, it was maddening. It’s coming up on the 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union this month. Maybe it was because I was only 13Continue reading “How I Became A Socialist (And You Can Become One Too)”
The Most Overrated Christmas Movies Of All Time
Some Christmas-themed movies are great such as A Christmas Story and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Others are forgivable in their productions such as Jingle All the Way you feel they tried to hit the bullseye but just missed the target. And then there are those that people rave about even though when you look closer,Continue reading “The Most Overrated Christmas Movies Of All Time”
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