‘Dr. Death’ Examines Hypocritical Oath

The strange case of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini could have been Europe’s answer to that of Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes. Both of them believed in a world of science fiction that they wanted to make a reality. And they were going to do what they did no matter who it hurt along the way,Continue reading “‘Dr. Death’ Examines Hypocritical Oath”

‘Footloose’ At 40: Still Too Outrageous To Be Enjoyed

Footloose was released 40 years ago today. And I have never been able to sit through it. I remember my mom rented it for us to watch one evening and then we all got bored during the chicken race scene with the tractors. I was more fascinated by how Kevin Bacon’s Ren McCormack had theContinue reading “‘Footloose’ At 40: Still Too Outrageous To Be Enjoyed”

‘Tremors’ Shakes Up Horror Genre

A movie like Tremors shouldn’t be as good as it is. Released during the winter of 1990, it was typically reserved for the bottom of the barrel of movies. Tremors boasted a nice cast of Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba McEntire and Michael Gross. It had also been scheduled to be released during the FallContinue reading “‘Tremors’ Shakes Up Horror Genre”

‘The Beanie Bubble’ Bursts Lacking The Stuffing Of A Better Biopic

I remember the infamous crash in the metro-Atlanta area in the summer of 1999 when a truck carrying Beanie Babies spilled its cargo all over Interstate 285. The freeway that surrounds the city is known for its heavily traveled semi trucks. Because you can shave off a lot of time in theory going from oneContinue reading “‘The Beanie Bubble’ Bursts Lacking The Stuffing Of A Better Biopic”

The Unspoken Reason People Keep Talking About Biden’s Age

No matter what President Joe Biden does, everything seems to come back to his age. At 82, he is the oldest serving President surpassing Donald Trump as the oldest person ever elected President who was 70. By the time Trump left office on Jan. 20, 2021, he was 74. Ronald Reagan was just 17 daysContinue reading “The Unspoken Reason People Keep Talking About Biden’s Age”

‘The Family Plan’ Is A No Contact

Mark Wahlberg’s evolution from a himbo rapper in the early 1990s who was always walking around dropping his pants to appear in advertisements for Calvin Klein to an Oscar-nominated movie star is a fascinating one. For a man who in his youth seemed on the path of being another Boston-area criminal in and out ofContinue reading “‘The Family Plan’ Is A No Contact”

‘Chowchilla’ Tells True Story Of Trauma

The 1976 kidnapping of several students and a bus driver in Chowcilla, Calif. is one of the strangest true-crime cases ever. On July 15 of that year, three armed men kidnapped 26 students attending a summer school program. The children ranged in ages 5-14 along with a kindly bus driver, Frank Edward Ray, 55 atContinue reading “‘Chowchilla’ Tells True Story Of Trauma”

Check Out ‘A Nashville Wish’

One of the biggest joys in life is seeing people I know or grow up with being successful in whatever endeavors they take in life. I’ve known Kaileigh Bullard since she was a young teenager in a small town outside of Tulsa with dreams of stardom in her eyes. Kaileigh will be starring in theContinue reading “Check Out ‘A Nashville Wish’”

‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Is Skunked

I think it was when Siskel & Ebert were reviewing the movie Buddy in which Rene Russo played real-life Gertrude Lintz who raised a gorilla from a baby. They said that some stories are better to read about in a magazine or book than they are to see in a movie. The Greatest Beer RunContinue reading “‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Is Skunked”