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‘In A Violent Nature’ Is A Polished Turd

Former President Barack Obama once said, “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig.” Despite criticism that he was mocking former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin who was John McCain’s running mate in 2008, it’s actually a version of an idiom coined in the 20th Century. A similar idiom is “You can’tContinue reading “‘In A Violent Nature’ Is A Polished Turd”

‘Running Man’ A Sensational Warning Of A Future Closely Approaching

Note: This post does contain spoilers to this and other movies. One the surface, a movie like 1987’s The Running Man seems to be more of a typical Arnold Schwarzenegger action fare. But under the surface is a satire and maybe a warning of a future that seems vastly approaching to a reality. Now thatContinue reading “‘Running Man’ A Sensational Warning Of A Future Closely Approaching”

‘Queer’ Is Quite Straight

I’m going to be brutally honest here. Just because a movie, TV show or literary work covers a subject matter that is (or in this case) was hardly ever discussed, it doesn’t make it automatically great. William S. Burroughs was part of the Beat Generation, but we have to wonder was he consider good becauseContinue reading “‘Queer’ Is Quite Straight”

‘Six Triple Eight’ Is An Unintentional Parody Of Civil Rights Movies

There are a lot of stories from war-times or just plain history that never get told. The Six Triple Eight is an attempt to be one of those untold story of unsung heroes. But since it’s written and directed by Tyler Perry who also is one of the producers as it was filmed at hisContinue reading “‘Six Triple Eight’ Is An Unintentional Parody Of Civil Rights Movies”

Unity Is Earned, Not Given Or Expected

For all the people defending Donald Trump saying this country needs “unity,” I want you to tell me what did you offer in the last four years? We never hear of the U-word when there is a Democrat in the Oval Office. No, all we hear about is division. When Bill Clinton became President, theContinue reading “Unity Is Earned, Not Given Or Expected”

David Lynch Made Avant-Garde Cinema/TV Mainstream

I’ve often said even when David Lynch made a bad movie, it was still a lot better than some other director’s best movies. I remember watching the 2002 Academy Awards telecast and very briefly there was a shot of Lynch standing next to Robert Altman as they were casually talking. It was one of thoseContinue reading “David Lynch Made Avant-Garde Cinema/TV Mainstream”

TikTok Sucks A Cockamamie PR Stunt

I haven’t been on TikTok much before the “ban” but I don’t know if I will return. For weeks, it had been building up that the social media app would be banned. And for maybe for about 15 hours it was. Pretty much, if you watched all three of the Lord of the Rings ExtendedContinue reading “TikTok Sucks A Cockamamie PR Stunt”

Grand Slam Life For Mr. Baseball

If Major League Baseball had a Rodney Dangerfield, it was Bob Uecker. Despite his self-depreciating humor, he was actually was on the St. Louis Cardinals team when they won the World Series in 1964. But many people born in the past 50 years probably only remember him as a fictional version of himself in theContinue reading “Grand Slam Life For Mr. Baseball”

‘Ravenous’ Has A Huge Bite

A movie like Ravenous takes a very tender subject and turns it on its side. Cannibalism has always kind of been one of those odd topics for horror. The eating of human flesh is still a cliched trope but reports are coming out that it’s quite possible in the respective colonial and antebellum days ofContinue reading “‘Ravenous’ Has A Huge Bite”