Category Archives: Movie Reviews

‘Jason X’ Does Suck On So Many Levels But It’s So Bad, It’s Good

It seems like a clichéd trope that once a film franchise resorts to being set in space, it’s gone off the rails. “Leprechaun,” James Bond, “The Fast and the Furious” all resorted to sending characters into space.  Even “Critters 4” is set mostly in space but it was actually a sci-fi movie to begin with.Continue reading “‘Jason X’ Does Suck On So Many Levels But It’s So Bad, It’s Good”

Movie Trailers That Fooled Us

Today is April Fools Day. And every now and again movie trailers pull a prank on us. A lot of trailers are released months before a movie is released so test screenings and reshoots can often result in scenes being cut.  And sometimes actors are portrayed more prominently in the trailers even though they haveContinue reading “Movie Trailers That Fooled Us”

James Tolkan, A Veteran Character Actor, Who Was No Slacker

James Tolkan had been a character actor for over 20 years when he appeared as Principal Strickland in “Back to the Future.” He had a history of playing authority figures in “Serpico,” “The Amityville Horror” and “WarGames.” So it was only natural with his male-pattern baldness and commanding voice, he would play Strickland in theContinue reading “James Tolkan, A Veteran Character Actor, Who Was No Slacker”

‘Urban Legend’ Was Late Filmmakers’ Great Debut

Jamie Blank died recently. He was in his mid-20s when he helmed Urban Legend during the slasher craze resurgence of the late 1990s.I’ll admit I had no idea what an urban legend meant when I saw the movie posters. Yet I had heard a lot of them. There was Bloody Mary, huge alligators in theContinue reading “‘Urban Legend’ Was Late Filmmakers’ Great Debut”

‘Into The Manosphere’ Only Skims The Surface Of The Rabbit Hole

I just watched Magnolia in which Tom Cruise received an Oscar nomination for his role as Frank T.J. Mackey, a writer and basic swindler, who has convinced many men that he is on their side. He has a technique he calls Seduce and Destroy that will enable all men to have as much sex as they can withContinue reading “‘Into The Manosphere’ Only Skims The Surface Of The Rabbit Hole”

‘Gunslingers’ Misfire On All Level

I’ve never understood the appeal of Stephen Dorf. The son of songwriter Steve Dorf, he’s another “Nepo Baby” that overestimated his abilities and his popularity. There were a few times here and there where he wasn’t too bad. His performance in the third season of True Detective alongside Mahershala Ali has been his best so far in a nearly 40-year career.   But he mostly just gives off a vibeContinue reading “‘Gunslingers’ Misfire On All Level”

‘Code Of Silence’ Was Chuck Norris’ Best Movie As It Feels Different

I remember back around 1990 comic/actor Robert Wuhl said during a stand-up routine that if you counted all the good Burt Reynolds movies on one hand, you’d still have some fingers left over. This was around the time he had appeared in the crime comedy Breaking In directed by Bill Forsyth.   But it still wasn’t enough as he had to turn to TV toContinue reading “‘Code Of Silence’ Was Chuck Norris’ Best Movie As It Feels Different”

Shut Up About ‘Crash’ As ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Isn’t Better

For the past 20 years, Crash has been on the lips of everybody on the Internet and movie critics (both professional and amateur) as the “Worst Movie To Win Best Picture Oscar.”   This is like calling Plan 9 From Outer Space the worst movie ever made. There have been a lot of movies that came before and a helluva lot more that haveContinue reading “Shut Up About ‘Crash’ As ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Isn’t Better”

Our Gang’s Worst, Most Racist Short Premiered 85 Years Ago

A lot of modern audience may not know much of the Our Gang/Little Rascals characters other than the 1994 movie, which only proved that any actor playing Alfalfa is a horrible person in real life.   I mean, let’s face it. Bug Hall had every opportunity to be a better person than Carl Switzer and just decided to be a bigger assholeContinue reading “Our Gang’s Worst, Most Racist Short Premiered 85 Years Ago”