Look For The Helpers; Ignore The Critics Who Refuse To Help

Anne Frank wrote in her diary: “In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.” I believe the same thing. But I also believe that mob mentality and the need to “fit in” sometimes drives people to behave in ways they wouldn’t normally do. My mom passed away at theContinue reading “Look For The Helpers; Ignore The Critics Who Refuse To Help”

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Manages Gets To Its Destination Despite Its Problems

Five years ago, Will Smith was one of those stars in Hollywood who was infallible despite some huge career lows such as After Earth and even the pretentious The Pursuit of Happyness and the patronizing Seven Pounds. But a third Bad Boys movie following the disastrous Bad Boys II seemed like it was going toContinue reading “‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ Manages Gets To Its Destination Despite Its Problems”

‘Subservience’ Slouches Silly Sex Suspense/Science-Fiction Substance

Note: I’m still trying to recover from some things but I felt this was at least appropriate for this week. A movie like Subservience is basically The Hand That Rocks the Cradle meets Westworld with every Lifetime Movie Network thriller sprinkled all over it. The main question I have is why do they make theContinue reading “‘Subservience’ Slouches Silly Sex Suspense/Science-Fiction Substance”

‘Pool Man’ Sinks And Drowns

A movie like Pool Man will one day be studied as what the hell goes wrong with first-time directors have no clue of what they’re doing. The fact that this movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2023 wasn’t an odd coincidence. Someone must’ve seen this movie to allow Chris Pine’sContinue reading “‘Pool Man’ Sinks And Drowns”