Getting together for Thanksgiving weekend is always a hassle for families. There’s all the cooking and the rearranging of family coming to visit. And then, you have law enforcement interrupt your plans by planning a raid where you have several people tied up in the basement. Or you’re stopping by a roadside motel only toContinue reading “Don’t Invite ‘The Devil’s Rejects’ To Your Holiday Get-Together”
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I want to wish each and everyone of you a very safe and Happy Thanksgiving. I have no plans for today but something later this weekend. I’m probably going to watch the parade and then Planes Trains and Automobiles. If you’re not a fan of football but want to watch something else, you can alwaysContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
All That ZAZ: Thanks For The Laughter, Jim Abrahams!
Some movies seemed to just come around at the right time. When Airplane! opened in the summer of 1980, the Irwin Allen-produced era of the disaster movies that dominated the 1970s had ended with the atrociously bad When Time Ran Out… and it seemed the movie could’ve been a parody that was a few yearsContinue reading “All That ZAZ: Thanks For The Laughter, Jim Abrahams!”
‘Thelma’ Is The Role For Which June Squibb Has Been Waiting A Lifetime
A lot of people have dreams of making it big in Hollywood. But June Squibb spent decades working on the stage before she got her SAG card in her mid-50s in 1985 in an episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special. But it was another five years before she appeared on the Silver Screen in Woody Allen’sContinue reading “‘Thelma’ Is The Role For Which June Squibb Has Been Waiting A Lifetime”
‘Alien: Romulus’ Is More Of The Same
Fade In Studio Exec 1: So, what’s your movie idea? Filmmaker: Here me out, a sequel to Alien, but a prequel to Aliens. Studio Exec 2: Aren’t people tired of the franchise? I mean, that last one had Danny McBride, for chrissakes! Filmmaker: No! We’ll just keep a small cast this time of people. ButContinue reading “‘Alien: Romulus’ Is More Of The Same”
‘The Dead Pool’ Is Dirty Harry’s Swan Song In Metafictional Thriller
A movie like The Dead Pool is now more famous for its supporting cast and the unrelated media franchise its named spawned. It is the fifth and final Dirty Harry movie as Clint Eastwood was well into his 50s by the time of the movie’s release in the summer of 1988. My thinking Eastwood madeContinue reading “‘The Dead Pool’ Is Dirty Harry’s Swan Song In Metafictional Thriller”
No Reason Whatsoever To Care For ‘It’s What’s Inside’
After Bodies, Bodies, Bodies and Talk to Me, I don’t think I will care ever to see another horror/thriller movie where a bunch of 20-somethings gather for a lavish party here or there. It’s What’s Inside is another movie of loud-mouth obnoxious 20-somethings who never, never seem like they would exist in the real worldContinue reading “No Reason Whatsoever To Care For ‘It’s What’s Inside’”
‘Twisters’ Are Doin’ It For Themselves
A movie like Twisters was inevitable. But it should’ve been made about 25 years ago. Reportedly production on the first Twister wasn’t the most pleasant. It was Jan De Bont’s first movie after the success of Speed. And it was also Bill Paxton’s first starring vehicle in a huge blockbuster. The popularity of Helen HuntContinue reading “‘Twisters’ Are Doin’ It For Themselves”
‘Return Of The Living Dead III’ Gives Zombie Horror Some Fresh Taste
By the time, Return of the Living Dead III hit theaters in the Fall of 1993, the zombie genre was for lack of a better word – dead. No one was really making movies about people who came back to life and ate human flesh or brains at this time. It didn’t help that theContinue reading “‘Return Of The Living Dead III’ Gives Zombie Horror Some Fresh Taste”
‘Martha’ Is A Delightful Dish Into Celebrity’s Life, Loss And Longevity
Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes was once asked if it’s true that Martha Stewart is difficult to work with. He said, “No, Martha Stewart is impossible to work with.” I was never a fan of Martha when I was younger because I didn’t see the appeal. Now, as I’m older, I view her no differentContinue reading “‘Martha’ Is A Delightful Dish Into Celebrity’s Life, Loss And Longevity”
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