The Showtime docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby is more than just an examination of the allegations against him. There have been several of those over the last few years. Filmmaker W. Kamau Bell goes deeper and looks at role models and celebrity worship. I can honestly say growing up in the Deep SouthContinue reading “‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’ Examines Public Persona Versus Harsh Realities”
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The First Amendment Is For Everyone And Everyone Is Going To Have To Realize It
Many years ago now it seems when Fred Phelps died, a lot of people were celebrating his death. Without a doubt, the outspoken racist, bigoted and prejudiced so-called pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. wasn’t a true man of God. He spoke of intolerance and hatred. His people protested funerals of militaryContinue reading “The First Amendment Is For Everyone And Everyone Is Going To Have To Realize It”
The Holocaust Should Be Remembered Everyday
Today, Jan. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Just less than three weeks ago, the McMinn County, Tenn. School Board voted unanimously 10-0 to ban Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel Maus, which is a metaphor for the Holocaust from its curriculum. The news broke within the last 48 hours of this post of theContinue reading “The Holocaust Should Be Remembered Everyday”
‘Blood Simple.’ Remains The Coen Brothers’ Best Work
While we may never see a collaboration between Joel and Ethan Coen again as Ethan has said he’s grown tired of filmmaking and has retired somewhat, almost everything they’ve done in their career spanning four decades can’t compare to their first movie, Blood Simple., about murder in the Austin, Texas area. I think one ofContinue reading “‘Blood Simple.’ Remains The Coen Brothers’ Best Work”
How ‘Scream’ Changed Horror, For Better And For Worse
By the time Scream opened in theaters more than 25 years ago during the Christmas holiday season, no one probably was expecting it to be a big hit. Horror movies by the mid-1990s had become a step up, just barely, from porno movies and whatever Pauly Shore and SNL spinoff movies that were being released.Continue reading “How ‘Scream’ Changed Horror, For Better And For Worse”
‘Swan Song’ Delivers A Similar Tune About Cloning
Note: There were two movies released in 2021 both with the title Swan Song. This refers to the one starring Mahershala Ali available on AppleTV+, not the movie starring Udo Kier that is currently streaming on Hulu. What if your loved ones and friends didn’t have to grieve your loss? Even though you died, aContinue reading “‘Swan Song’ Delivers A Similar Tune About Cloning”
‘Peacemaker’ Part Parody, Part Anti-Hero Macho Bravado, Altogether One Helluva Series
Peacemaker is quite possibly the most unlikely comic character who deserves an eight-episode series. John Cena plays the titular character and his alter ego, Christopher Smith, a macho man who thinks his lack of intelligence and common sense is a virtue. This spinoff of The Suicide Squad was created James Gunn, who also wrote andContinue reading “‘Peacemaker’ Part Parody, Part Anti-Hero Macho Bravado, Altogether One Helluva Series”
‘Crime Story’ A Waste Of Time, Talent And Tax Incentives
I only watched the movie Crime Story because a friend of mine from college was in it as an extra. Appearing as an extra in movies like these might help boost some into the local economy, but this movie is so awful, it’s an assault on the tax incentives from the Georgia Film Commission. RichardContinue reading “‘Crime Story’ A Waste Of Time, Talent And Tax Incentives”
‘The Power Of The Dog’ Deconstructs The Cowboy Myth
The Power of the Dog is based on a novel by the same name by Thomas Savage that was published in 1967. It was this time that many filmmakers began to break away from traditional western movies that often starred John Wayne. These movies through the 1970s and 1980s until they lost popularity were calledContinue reading “‘The Power Of The Dog’ Deconstructs The Cowboy Myth”
‘The Lost Daughter’ Examines Some Painful Truths About Motherhood
Who is the daughter in the title The Lost Daughter? If you’re thinking of some Lifetime movie thriller about a kidnapped young girl, then that’s not the case. There is a very brief scene in which a young girl goes missing at the beach, but she’s quickly found. I think the “lost” in the titleContinue reading “‘The Lost Daughter’ Examines Some Painful Truths About Motherhood”
