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Happy Cinco De Mayo

I want to wish everyone a Happy Cinco de Mayo if you celebrate. Unfortunately, if you’re celebrating today, it isn’t for Mexico’s Independence. Instead, it’s to celebrate Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The Mexican army was led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza who later died from anContinue reading “Happy Cinco De Mayo”

‘The Phantom Menace’ At 25

In the history of American Cinema, very few movies have been as anticipated as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. With the popularity of the Internet in the 1990s, more and more people began to talk about the possibility of the much-rumored prequel movies. The first time I ever saw a URL was whenContinue reading “‘The Phantom Menace’ At 25”

‘Joy Ride’ Is One Helluva Trip

Back in 1971, a young up-and-coming TV director named Steven Spielberg was given the opportunity to direct a TV movie in which Dennis Weaver played a businessman harassed by the driver of a tanker semi on desolate Southwestern highways. The movie was called Duel. There was such critical acclaim for it that the movie thatContinue reading “‘Joy Ride’ Is One Helluva Trip”

Cruelty Has Become The GOP’s M.O.

Within a week of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem recalling how she shot a 14-month-old puppy, Cricket, in her upcoming memoir, Donald Trump has said it’s impossible to consider her for his running mate. It’s crazy that a man who said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue in New York City and not getContinue reading “Cruelty Has Become The GOP’s M.O.”

Happy AAPI Heritage Month

I want to wish everyone out there who is Asian-American and of Pacific Islander Heritage a great month. I know things haven’t been the best for many people since Covid-19 as anti-Asian sentiments have gotten worse. But life is too short to be bigoted toward anyone based on skin color and/or culture. My ex’s fatherContinue reading “Happy AAPI Heritage Month”

‘Tortured Poets Department’ Is A Somber Mixture of Emotions For Swift

I was never a Taylor Swift fan. That doesn’t mean I didn’t think anything bad about her. I just never really listen to her music past what they play on the radio. Then, she started making people mad with her relationship with Travis Kelce and encouraging people to vote and I began to like herContinue reading “‘Tortured Poets Department’ Is A Somber Mixture of Emotions For Swift”

The Way People Treat Animals Is The Way They Treat Everyone

You’ve probably heard the quote, “Never trust anyone who isn’t kind to animals.” Some people attribute it to Oscar Wilde, but through my research, I don’t know if he actually said it. Writer Anthony Douglas Williams did say, “How one treats other animals often reflects how one treats other humans.” Recently, South Dakota Gov. KristiContinue reading “The Way People Treat Animals Is The Way They Treat Everyone”

‘Frank Herbert’s Dune’ Looks Cheap And Only For True Fans

In the two months that Dune Part Two has been released, it’s grossed over $700 million worldwide. There’s even plans to make a third Dune movie which will be an adaptation of Dune Messiah. Forty years after the unfortunate David Lynch adaptation in 1984, it seems everything has been forgotten and forgiven. But one thingContinue reading “‘Frank Herbert’s Dune’ Looks Cheap And Only For True Fans”

‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Examines The Ugly Side Of Being A Child Actor

In the aftermath of the docuseries Quiet on Set, the autobiography I’m Glad My Mom Died is more relevant now than when it was published nearly two years ago. Jeanette McCurdy, who appeared in the Nickelodeon series iCarly and its spin-off, Sam & Cat, has been one of the many former child actors who hasContinue reading “‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ Examines The Ugly Side Of Being A Child Actor”

‘The Iron Claw’ Can’t Find The Right Grasp On Its Own Story

The Iron Claw is a problematic movie. I wanted to really like it more. But Sean Durkins, who wrote and directed the movie, can’t really find the right angle to tell the story. It’s about the Von Erich family of wrestlers told mainly through the eyes of Kevin (Zac Efron in a great reserved role),Continue reading “‘The Iron Claw’ Can’t Find The Right Grasp On Its Own Story”