Going into World’s Greatest Dad, you’d think it would be some zany movie in which Robin Williams plays a single father who must deal with his wayward son. This isn’t an update of the silly comedy Superdad staring Bob Crane. It’s a comedy. It’s just not the type of comedy you’d think. Lance Clayton (Williams)Continue reading “‘World’s Greatest Dad’ Isn’t What You’d Think For A Robin Williams Movie”
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‘Creepshow’ Makes Us Remember How Important Father’s Day Is
Father’s Day is this weekend and it’s hard, if you’re a horror fan, not to think of Creepshow. The holiday plays a special role in the 1982 horror anthology movie which marries the mind of Stephen King with the mind of George A. Romero. The movie is an ode to the old Tales from theContinue reading “‘Creepshow’ Makes Us Remember How Important Father’s Day Is”
‘Hard Eight’ Is A Jackpot Win For Philip Baker Hall’s Legacy
Earlier this week, Philip Baker Hall passed away at the age of 90. For the most part, he remained a character actor only appearing in a few scenes or supporting roles in bigger movies such as The Rock, Ghostbusters II and the Kiss of Death remake in 1995. He hardly ever appeared in a leadingContinue reading “‘Hard Eight’ Is A Jackpot Win For Philip Baker Hall’s Legacy”
Some Damned Fool Accused ‘Predator’ Of Being One Of The Best, You Son Of A Bitch!
In the novelization for the movie Last Action Hero, a parody of action movies, there is a scene in which Jack Slater hears about the movie Predator. Danny Madigan, a big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger says it’s about an alien hunting the military in the jungle. Slater doesn’t seem impressed and asked if they madeContinue reading “Some Damned Fool Accused ‘Predator’ Of Being One Of The Best, You Son Of A Bitch!”
‘Million Dollar Mystery’ Is How It Got Made In The First Place
Million Dollar Mystery is one of those movies that you would come by in the aisles Blockbuster or Hollywood Video 20-25 years ago and think, “Oh, yeah, I remember that movie. Wasn’t there a gimmick to win money.” Producer Dino De Laurentiis said he got the idea when he observed a long line of peopleContinue reading “‘Million Dollar Mystery’ Is How It Got Made In The First Place”
School’s Out Forever With ‘Graduation Day’
Graduation Day, released in the mid-spring of 1981, would be mostly forgotten if it wasn’t for two key factors. First off, it’s one of the earliest appearances by a young actress named Vanna White, who would go on to find success as the letter turning on Wheel of Forturne, which she has surprisinly been doingContinue reading “School’s Out Forever With ‘Graduation Day’”
‘Land Of Mine’ Exposes Savagery Of War Falls On The Innocents
Two wrongs don’t make a right, as the old saying goes. What happened during World War II by the Axis of Evil was wrong. But that doesn’t mean the Allied Forces didn’t do some horrible things in retalliation. Monday was the 78th anniversary of Operation Overlord, aka D-Day, when American forces led an invasion onContinue reading “‘Land Of Mine’ Exposes Savagery Of War Falls On The Innocents”
How 1980s Buddy Cop And Action Movies Are Loaded With Homeroticism
By the time the 1980s rolled around, AIDS was being rumored as a “gay cancer” but no one talked about it. Not until Rock Hudson, the famed legendary movie star, came out and announced that he was gay and dying of AIDS. Hudson was a friend of President Ronald Reagan and that was when theContinue reading “How 1980s Buddy Cop And Action Movies Are Loaded With Homeroticism”
‘Final Exam’ Copies Better Slasher Flicks But Still Makes The Grade
The slasher craze of the 1980s was an odd time in Hollywood. Anyone with a few hundred thousand dollars and some young actors with minimum acting experience could make a movie about a killer who stalks/terrorizes young people. Movies, such as Black Christmas and Halloween, helped to prove you didn’t need a big studio budgetContinue reading “‘Final Exam’ Copies Better Slasher Flicks But Still Makes The Grade”
Romanticizing The Police Has Led To Expectations They Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Uphold
WARNING: This post does contain some references to sexual assault, domestic abuse and child abuse cases!! In the past eight days as the events of the massacre at Uvalde Robb Elementary School become more clearer, a lot of people are still wrecking their brains over why the Uvalde Police Department and the Uvalde School DistrictContinue reading “Romanticizing The Police Has Led To Expectations They Can’t (And Don’t Want To) Uphold”
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