Category Archives: Movie Reviews

‘Friday Night At Freddy’s 2’ Feels Like Filler For Future Franchise Film

“Friday Night at Freddy’s 2” might be one of the most useless, extraneous, pointless sequels ever made.  The first movie came out in 2023 almost 10 years after the video game franchise started. During that time, there was “The Banana Splits Movie,” “Willy’s Wonderland” and horror short “The Hug.” Still there could have been someContinue reading “‘Friday Night At Freddy’s 2’ Feels Like Filler For Future Franchise Film”

‘Outbreak’ Horrifying Fiction That Became A Horrifying Reality

Six years have passed since Covid-19 sparked a global pandemic the likes no one had seen in a long time. It’s no surprise movies like “Outbreak” and “Contagion” became so popular while people were having to shelter-in-place. “Outbreak” had been released in March 1995 mostly in an attempt to get ahead of the based onContinue reading “‘Outbreak’ Horrifying Fiction That Became A Horrifying Reality”

Most Ludricrous Basketball Sports Movie Scene Ever Filmed

Tonight is the championship NCAA Men’s basketball game between Michigan and the University of Connecticut. I have relatives from Michigan so I’ll be pulling for the Wolverines.  Over the weekend, the Women’s championship between UCLA and South Carolina was played with UCLA winning 79-51.  Women sports are starting to be taken more seriously especially inContinue reading “Most Ludricrous Basketball Sports Movie Scene Ever Filmed”

‘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”