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‘Death Wish’ At 50 Still Touches On Topics Open For Much Debate Today

When it was released in July of 1974, Death Wish struck a nerve with audiences. By the 1970s, the war on drugs seemed to have created more crime in metropolitan areas. Brian Garfield had wrote the novel after his wife’s purse was stolen. Last House on the Left had been released the same year asContinue reading “‘Death Wish’ At 50 Still Touches On Topics Open For Much Debate Today”

‘A Little Darker’ Is A Good, Not Great Collection Of Stephen King’s Latest

Collections and anthologies are always hard sells for me. I know good any well, there’s going to be parts that I don’t care about. Some stories don’t thrill or excite as much as the others. It might have seem like a good read in a magazine while you’re sitting on the bathroom throne or drinkingContinue reading “‘A Little Darker’ Is A Good, Not Great Collection Of Stephen King’s Latest”

We Need To Talk About Our Judicial Court System

In the past week, America has seen two of the biggest problems with the American Judicial Court System. But the biggest problem is one that it shouldn’t be – biased. On Friday, July 12, Alec Baldwin went to court on a trial on one felony charge of involuntary manslaughter in Sante Fe County, N.M. forContinue reading “We Need To Talk About Our Judicial Court System”

Richard Simmons Was An Inspiration

Richard Simmons was what happened when you crossed Slim Goodbody’s appearance with the energetic attitude of Robin Williams and the ever-loving sentiment of Fred Rogers. Some people just manage to take advantage of growing trends and run with it. By the time Simmons, born Milton Teague, moved to the Los Angeles area in the 1970s,Continue reading “Richard Simmons Was An Inspiration”

Trump Brought This Upon Himself

Twenty years ago when the Republican National Convention was held, delegates mocked then Democrat President nominee John Kerry by wearing heart-covered bandages. They were criticizing Kerry who had served in Vietnam War and gotten wounded thus receiving the Purple Heart. He actually received three Purple Hearts. The tasteless side of the Republican Party didn’t startContinue reading “Trump Brought This Upon Himself”

We Need To Talk About Project 2025

If you’ve been living under a rock on Mars with your eyes closed and your fingers in your ears, all you’ve heard about for the past two weeks is whether President Joe Biden is too old to run for re-election and should he step down. However, there’s been little discussion on why a major politicalContinue reading “We Need To Talk About Project 2025”

‘Shark Attack 3: Megalodon’ Bites

In 1997, Steve Alten, a science-fiction writer, published his first novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror and Hollywood came calling. However, the movie almost immediately found itself in another deep terror that of Development Hell. This gave Nu Image Films, a low-budget production company known at the time for making schlocky direct-to-video movies youContinue reading “‘Shark Attack 3: Megalodon’ Bites”

Shelley Duvall Shined Bright

When I first saw The Shining many, many years ago, I really hated Shelley Duvall’s performance. I had known her mostly as Olive Oyl in the live-adaptation musical Popeye. At 5-foot-8, she was slightly taller than other actresses and her thin waifish body made her the best to play the role. She had rose toContinue reading “Shelley Duvall Shined Bright”

‘IF’ Lacks A Lot Of Fresh Imagination, Just Re-Imagining Existing Stories

A movie like IF comes around every 10 years or so. It’s a movie that looks so appealing and amazing in the trailer, you can’t wait until it opens. And then you see it and leave the theaters upset. IF had a 53 percent drop in its second weekend. And even for Memorial Day Weekend,Continue reading “‘IF’ Lacks A Lot Of Fresh Imagination, Just Re-Imagining Existing Stories”