How Toby Keith Ruined Country-Western Music

I know we’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead but someone like Toby Keith basically brought it upon himself. I never cared for country-western music. I watched Hee Haw and my grandfather and uncle both played in bands and enjoyed the music. But it never was something I really liked. However, the greatsContinue reading “How Toby Keith Ruined Country-Western Music”

‘Dumb Money’ Is A Dumb Movie

Usually January is a long dull month. But lately, it’s become of the most eventful months of the year. In 2021, the Jan. 6 insurrection coup attempt happened. Then for the next two weeks leading up to the inauguration of President Joe Biden, there was military service members sleeping in hallways and garages in theContinue reading “‘Dumb Money’ Is A Dumb Movie”

Republicans Are Cutting The Nose To Spite The Face

As Super Bowl Sunday is around the corner and the end of the NFL season, the Republican Party have been kneeling on the ball to get a fourth down so they can pass a Hail Mary to win in 2024. And that Hail Mary is the immigration policy. It’s a big risk they are takingContinue reading “Republicans Are Cutting The Nose To Spite The Face”

’12 Monkeys’ Is Bruce Willis’ Best

Now that he’s retired from acting and retreated from the public following a diagnosis of aphasia and reports from his family and friends that he can’t speak and has memory loss, at one time, Bruce Willis was one of the biggest stars in the world. Even though he didn’t make good movies most of hisContinue reading “’12 Monkeys’ Is Bruce Willis’ Best”

‘Past Lives’ Is One Of The Best Movies Of 2023

What makes us fall in love with someone? Do opposites really attract or do people with common interest realize they’re not the best suited? Do people ever wonder about the “one who got away?” Or do they feel they just “settled” for someone because their biological clock was ticking or didn’t think someone else wouldContinue reading “‘Past Lives’ Is One Of The Best Movies Of 2023”

‘Blazing Saddles’ Turns 50

My aunt first told me about Blazing Saddles sometime in the 1980s but all she mentioned was the famous fart scene. A group of cowboy marauders are sitting around a campfire eating beans when one of them, Lyle (Burton Gilliam), leans over and lifts up his leg a little and lets one out. Then, theContinue reading “‘Blazing Saddles’ Turns 50”

‘Monarch’ Has A Legacy Of Boredom

Sometimes a TV series, movies, or album looks better in the advertisement because the powers that be realized they had something mediocre on its hands and trying to pump it up for the public. That’s the case with Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, a 10-episode series on AppleTV+ that feels like fanfiction of the MonsterVerse ratherContinue reading “‘Monarch’ Has A Legacy Of Boredom”

All Should’ve ‘Ghosted’ This Movie

Ghosted could’ve been called Casserole or Hodgepodge. It’s a collection of other movies all rolled into one. It takes elements of True Lies, Romancing the Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Keeping Up With the Jones, Knight and Day, and man more, but what it lacks is what made those movies at least half-way watchable. GhostedContinue reading “All Should’ve ‘Ghosted’ This Movie”

Carl Weathers Went The Distance

Very few people can claim the achievements in life of Carl Weather’s. He was an actor finding himself cast in multiple franchises as well as gaining lots of acclaim and praise for his directing. It’s not bad for a young man who started out as an all-athlete playing football, soccer as well as being involvedContinue reading “Carl Weathers Went The Distance”

‘Nyad’ Is A Character Study In Narcissism And Perfectionism

Diana Nyad is not the most pleasant woman in the world. If you were at a social event and she began talking to you, you wouldn’t want to listen to her for two minutes. So, why on Earth would anyone want to see a two-hour biopic about her life? It’s because it’s so well made.Continue reading “‘Nyad’ Is A Character Study In Narcissism And Perfectionism”