A movie like Silent Night, Deady Night Part 2 had spent years banished into the ether of forgotten low budget movies sitting around in the horror section of some dive video rental place where they still used pinewood shelves and the clerks dressed like they were going to a Grateful Dead concert instead of forced to wear khakis and a pull-over collaredContinue reading “‘Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2’ Is The Christmas Ham For Acquired Tastes”
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‘Roofman’ Is A Split-Level Story That Never Feels Cozy For A Movie
At one time on their TV show in the late 1990s, critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert commented some “based on a true story” movies work better sometimes as just a magazine story. I agree. A movie like Roofman is a perfect testament to that. At two hours with credits including real testimonials from his victims, this is mostly a movie that mightContinue reading “‘Roofman’ Is A Split-Level Story That Never Feels Cozy For A Movie”
Happy 100 Birthday Dick Van Dyke!
I find it fascinating that today Dick Van Dyke celebrates his 100th birthday with none other than Taylor Swift. While it is common for celebrities to have the same birthday, both Van Dyke and Swift have done so much for their respective mediums. Van Dyke was already a legend back in 1989 when Swift was born, evenContinue reading “Happy 100 Birthday Dick Van Dyke!”
‘Cobra’ Has Bite To Slithering Story
From his start as a struggling actor in Roger Corman-produced cheap exploitation movies to an Oscar winning movie in a matter of a few years is the type of Cinderella story that most actors dream of. Yet, the problem with Sylvester Stallone has always been his inflated ego. Many times in his career spanning back to the late 1960s when he appeared as extrasContinue reading “‘Cobra’ Has Bite To Slithering Story”
‘Nobody 2’ Not Just Electric Boogaloo
When Nobody was released four years ago, it seemed to be a breath of fresh air people needed after a year of the Covid-19 pandemic. It was just a silly action thriller starring Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell a former government assassin turned everyday man trying to live a “normal life” in the suburbs. Yet the humdrum monotony has put a strainContinue reading “‘Nobody 2’ Not Just Electric Boogaloo”
‘The Hateful Eight’ 10 Years Later
Quentin Tarantino has been making a lot of news lately with what some could consider “Yelling at the clouds” moments. His lasted “Get off my lawn!” rants have been directed toward actor Paul Dano. I’ll admit, he does kind of suck in a lot of roles. Some actors just can’t hack it in versatile roles. HeContinue reading “‘The Hateful Eight’ 10 Years Later”
Udo Kier Sunk His Teeth, Making Bones Into Andy Warhol’s Horror Flicks
With his piercing blue eyes and his jet black hair, German actor Udo Kier was poised to be a movie actor who played eccentric or deviant characters. According to imdb.com, he had over 280 credits as an actor of film and TV. However, he would remain mostly unknown to American actors until the 1990s after two decades of working inContinue reading “Udo Kier Sunk His Teeth, Making Bones Into Andy Warhol’s Horror Flicks”
Sydney Sweeney Not Playing Into Their Reindeer Games And Good For Her
I’m trying to change up the content on my blog but there are a few things recently that have pissed me off. First off is how people are trying to make Sydney Sweeney out to be a white supremacist just because people think there’s more meaning to an American Eagle advertisement she did earlier this year. It’s a play on how “genes” andContinue reading “Sydney Sweeney Not Playing Into Their Reindeer Games And Good For Her”
‘Frankenstein’ Is One Of The Year’s Best
There have been multiple adaptations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. Rarely has a filmmaker ever made an accurate translation from book to screen. Not every written work can have all its material translated into a movie or limited series, which are popular now. Even Thomas Edison produced an adaptation which was just about 13 minutes in duration and originally thought to beContinue reading “‘Frankenstein’ Is One Of The Year’s Best”
‘Return To Oz’ Presented A Wickedly Different View 40 Years Ago
By the mid-1980s, top brass at Disney was faced with a dilemma. Do they continue to make just family movies or do they branch out and do what all the other movie studios have done and embraced the change that has been happening since the late 1960s? It didn’t help matters that many of their top animators left with Don Bluth who went on toContinue reading “‘Return To Oz’ Presented A Wickedly Different View 40 Years Ago”
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