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Please Remember Those Who Died On This Date Back In 2001

It’s hard to believe but it’s been 23 years since the 9/11 attacks on America. I had just graduated from college the prior spring. College graduates this year weren’t even alive on that date. However, I do hope they are all registered voters. I don’t mean to get too political, but the attacks were politicallyContinue reading “Please Remember Those Who Died On This Date Back In 2001”

James Earl Jones Had An Impressive, Most Impressive Life And Career

I’ve always bee fascinated with actors like James Earl Jones and their difficult pasts. As a child in rural Mississippi, he had a terrible stutter. For years, he refused to talk as he was much embarrassed. Then, one day, Jones said a teacher made him read aloud. And when that happened, the stutter was gone.Continue reading “James Earl Jones Had An Impressive, Most Impressive Life And Career”

Are Conservative Christian Movies Intentionally Bad As A Way To Show A “Liberal Bias” Among Hollywood?

In August, Deadpool and Wolverine became the highest grossing R-rated movie ever. It beat a 20-year record that had been established by The Passion of the Christ. The movie was only the third feature directed by Mel Gibson and reportedly funding were from Gibson and his Icon Productions company. The final price tag was $30Continue reading “Are Conservative Christian Movies Intentionally Bad As A Way To Show A “Liberal Bias” Among Hollywood?”

‘Imaginary’ Lacks Much Imagination

In his autobiography, Richard “Cheech” Marin called Hollywood a very incestuous industry and by that he meant that there was a lot of connections and you can get involved in a project through someone who knows someone. But there’s also knowledge of projects in the trades and throughout the industries. A studio executive will takeContinue reading “‘Imaginary’ Lacks Much Imagination”

‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Dims Early

There’s no way you can effectively, logically or rationally critique a movie like Sasquatch Sunset. It doesn’t know if it intends to be an absurdist comedy or a dramedy after survival by showing four sasquatch beings trying to make it day to day in the northern California wilderness. The movie features Jesse Eisenberg as oneContinue reading “‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Dims Early”

Why The ‘Ghostbusters’ 2016 Remake Really Failed

Jean-Luc Godard famously quipped: “The best way to criticize a movie is to make another movie.” I don’t know what anyone would have against the 1984 original Ghostbusters. The movie seems to be one of those rare lightning in a bottle movies where everything worked. Even the casting of Ernie Hudson to replace Eddie MurphyContinue reading “Why The ‘Ghostbusters’ 2016 Remake Really Failed”

Prayer Is Worthless As There’s Another School Shooting

If prayer was actually meaningful, white men in this country would do whatever they could to make it illegal among women, non-white people and especially those of lower-income. And it’s ironic, the most religious people I have observed are women, non-white people and those of lower-income. There was another school shooting on Wednesday. This timeContinue reading “Prayer Is Worthless As There’s Another School Shooting”

Please Help A Good Charity

Before my girlfriend died in the winter of 2022, she was on the Board of Directors of Wheels of Happiness, a non-profit charity organization that helps others with mobility assistance all over the world. She was serving as Board Secretary at the time of her death. The organization was co-founded by a former colleague andContinue reading “Please Help A Good Charity”

‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Has Enough Thrills To Entertain

The whole basis behind the A Quiet Place movies is presenting thrillers that have as little dialogue as possible. It seems current movies are really loud and have dialogue in which people talk in a way where we can’t hear much. I’ve noticed the older movies didn’t have that problem. But the last couple ofContinue reading “‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Has Enough Thrills To Entertain”

‘Incoming’ Is Sophomoric Humor

Back in the mid-1980s, Robert Downey Jr., who just won an Oscar earlier this year, and Anthony Michael Hall were on Saturday Night Live. During a skit on Weekend Update next to Dennis Miller, they started making flatulent noise with their armpits and hands, blowing raspberry as the saying goes, when discussing a new bookContinue reading “‘Incoming’ Is Sophomoric Humor”