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‘Return Of The Living Dead Part II’ Never Does Work As Well

By the winter of 1988, zombie movies were dead…for lack of a better word. Horror movies in general were in rare supply by then. Parental groups and an almost universal distaste for the genre by the most famous and professional critics meant most of the horror flicks were the bottom of the barrel, about a small rung upContinue reading “‘Return Of The Living Dead Part II’ Never Does Work As Well”

‘Spinal Tap II’ Feels Like A Tribute Band That Can’t Hit The Same Notes

When This is Spinal Tap opened in 1984, it had such a tongue-in-cheek feel mixed with a fly on the wall observation to it that a lot of people believed it was about a real band. Rob Reiner said he was approached by people who told him he should’ve focused on a more well-known band.   It was the first movie to be directed by Reiner. I wasContinue reading “‘Spinal Tap II’ Feels Like A Tribute Band That Can’t Hit The Same Notes”

No Surprise As Islamic Center In Tusa Suburb Is Denied Amongs Opposition

Have to say, I’m not surprised a proposed Islamic center in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow was denied. Officials on the BA City Council said it was an issue over traffic and the proposal just didn’t meet the standards.   Which is all bullshit. You don’t have to be a genius to understand why it was shot down. Ever since the 1990s, people who are Islamic areContinue reading “No Surprise As Islamic Center In Tusa Suburb Is Denied Amongs Opposition”

RIP Bob Weir, Long Strange Trip Ends

If I live to be 109, I will always regret never being able to attend a Grateful Dead concert. The band was known for their long performances and jam sessions. They were some of the few who believed the notion you’re never going to perform a song the same way twice so have all the fun you can.   Bob Weir wasContinue reading “RIP Bob Weir, Long Strange Trip Ends”

‘Life Of Chuck’ Is Amazing Despite Some Problematic Scenes

I wanted to like The Life of Chuck a lot more than I did. Flannagan has emerged as one of the most impressive horror/thriller filmmakers and quite possibly one of the rarest to make a good adaptation of a Stephen King story.   That’s what makes Chuck so odd because it works on one level and it fails on another. The story, which could be considered a novella was included inContinue reading “‘Life Of Chuck’ Is Amazing Despite Some Problematic Scenes”

A 2nd Look At ‘The 6th Day’

Some of the biggest criticisms of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movies is that they’re mindless action. Granted by the 1980s, most filmmakers of action movies realized they didn’t need a complex story to go along with the action. People would watch it mostly anyway.   Yet, by the time the 1990s came on, Schwarzenegger had two of his best movies Total Recall and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. They were very well made moviesContinue reading “A 2nd Look At ‘The 6th Day’”

A Day Of Reckoning Is Coming

I’ll begin this post with a history lesson. Edward Joseph O’Hare was known as “Easy Eddie.” He was also a lawyer who worked for mobster Al Capone through his rise in the 1920s. However, by the early 1930s, O’Hare had a change of heart. His only son, Edward Henry “Butch” O’Hare was growing up and about to enterContinue reading “A Day Of Reckoning Is Coming”

Are Your Christmas Decorations Still Up?

Now, that we’re a full week into 2026 and Christmas 2025 is in the history books, do you still have your decorations up? Some people I know take theirs down around New Year’s. But I’ve even known people who take them down on Dec. 26. I went to work one Dec. 26 years ago andContinue reading “Are Your Christmas Decorations Still Up?”