Thirty years ago, the idea of doing a movie based on a video game was heavily criticized. The 1993 movie Super Mario Bros. was so bad it should’ve been seen as a warning when movies like Street Fighter and Double Dragon were released shortly after. Maybe the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie was a surprise butContinue reading “‘Mario Brothers Movie’ Superior To 1993 Film But Not All That Super”
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‘Cinema Speculation’ Is A Must-Read For All Movie And Tarantino Fans
Quentin Tarantino can be cocky and arrogant at times. But give the man props for he knows a lot of what there is to now about the history of movies and especially the American Cinema. At 60, Tarantino has caused a lot of speculation himself on what his 10th and final movie will be. Apparently,Continue reading “‘Cinema Speculation’ Is A Must-Read For All Movie And Tarantino Fans”
‘Day Of The Dead’ Finally Gets Its Due
It’s a law of all franchises that usually the third movie suffers a lot with quality and even at the box office. Look at Alien 3, Terminator 3, Scream 3, Mission: Impossible 3 (just admit it compared to everything since Ghost Proctocol), and even Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome suffered a little. But that one canContinue reading “‘Day Of The Dead’ Finally Gets Its Due”
‘Pinball’ Gets The High Score
There seems to be a phenomenon in the recent spate of movies that are biopics about stranger than fiction true-stories about Air Jordans and Tetris. Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is another recent movie that focuses on something that doesn’t seem plausible but actually happened. For many decades, pinball was outlawed in NewContinue reading “‘Pinball’ Gets The High Score”
Paul Reubens Taught A Generation It Was Okay To Be A Little Different
On Sept. 5, 1991 as the MTV Video Music Awards began, no one in the audience nor at home watching was expecting to see Pee-wee Herman come out on stage to begin the show. On July 26 of that year, Pee-wee (or Paul Reubens as he was legally known) had been arrested in Florida inContinue reading “Paul Reubens Taught A Generation It Was Okay To Be A Little Different”
‘Taking Care of Maya’ Asks Us Where Do We Draw The Line On Child Abuse
As a country, we have a knee jerk reaction when bad things happen. After Columbine, many schools went down hard saying students had to tuck in their shirts and could only have mesh backpacks, even though the killers had arrived to school later and basically went to shooting in no time. Then after the sinkingContinue reading “‘Taking Care of Maya’ Asks Us Where Do We Draw The Line On Child Abuse”
‘Alice, Darling’ Is An Eye-Opener To Abuse Many People Endure
I’m not surprised that a lot of the audience reviews for Alice, Darling are negative compared the praise from critics.m It’s been reviewed-bombed on imdb.com and Google by people calling it slow or uneventful. If you’re expecting Anna Kendrick in something like Sleeping With the Enemy or Enough, then, you’ll be mistaken. It’s a movieContinue reading “‘Alice, Darling’ Is An Eye-Opener To Abuse Many People Endure”
‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ At 35
With a government hearing this week where there was testimony that there are actually aliens and UFOs, it’s no better time to look at Killer Klowns From Outer Space, the cult classic horror-comedy that was released 35 years ago. It was made by the Chiodo Brothers who had been working in the movie industry sinceContinue reading “‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’ At 35”
‘The Player’ Presents Timely Satire Amidst The WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes
When The Player premiered in the spring of 1992, it was the buzz of Hollywood. Featuring Tim Robbins who was a rising celebrity at the time as a Hollywood executive who is hated by anyone and everyone but they still want a moment of his time, the movie was a biting satire of Hollywood. ItContinue reading “‘The Player’ Presents Timely Satire Amidst The WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes”
‘Out Of Sight’ Has The Perfect Coolness For Summertime Heatwaves
George Clooney may just well be the closest thing we have that reminds us of the Golden Era of Hollywood in which leading men were bigger than life who still commanded the silver screen when they turned into silver foxes and drove everyone from 8 to 88 wild. He has the playful mixture of comedyContinue reading “‘Out Of Sight’ Has The Perfect Coolness For Summertime Heatwaves”
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