Pamela: A Love Story reminds me of The Girl Next Door, a 1999 documentary focusing on the life of porn actress Stacy Valentine. Pamela Anderson was just like Stacy Valentine and probably many, many other women who grew up in towns and communities where people go to church on Sunday and turn July 4 inContinue reading “‘Pamela: A Love Story’ Is A Candid, Intimate Eye-Opener”
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‘You People’ Is Offensive To All People
You People wants to be a modern day Millennial version of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. We already got this similar reversal premise with the 2005 Guess Who with Bernie Mac and Ashton Kutcher in a more sitcom setting where a white man is dating a black woman and the Mac plays the father whoContinue reading “‘You People’ Is Offensive To All People”
‘Fire Of Love’ Shows Us The Spark That Kept A Couple Together Till The End
Fire of Love is a bittersweet documentary about two people who found something they were both passionate about that it only made sense for them to fall in love and they would be together for the rest of their lives. Maurice and Katia Krafft were two 20-something French students who met studying at the UniversityContinue reading “‘Fire Of Love’ Shows Us The Spark That Kept A Couple Together Till The End”
‘Tar’ Insists Upon Itself As A Bloated, Dull Vanity Project That Screams Oscar Bait
A movie like Tar reminds me of a cross between Black Swan and Whiplash. It’s two and a half hours of a movie about a very unlikable person. But for an actress like Cate Blanchett, she’s used to making these types of movies. Everything about it screams vanity project for Oscar bait. If you’ve seenContinue reading “‘Tar’ Insists Upon Itself As A Bloated, Dull Vanity Project That Screams Oscar Bait”
‘The Woman King’ Wants To Be ‘Black Panther’ Meets ‘Braveheart’ But It’s More Akin To ‘An Officer And A Gentleman’
I’m going to be blunt. Just because a movie is about a subject matter, it doesn’t automatically mean it should be great. Movies like Brokeback Mountain, Philadelphia, 12 Years a Slave and the recent The Women King all have flaws, but they take on a subject matter that is hardly ever addressed the way itContinue reading “‘The Woman King’ Wants To Be ‘Black Panther’ Meets ‘Braveheart’ But It’s More Akin To ‘An Officer And A Gentleman’”
‘Transylvania 6-5000’ May Not Be The Best To Phone Home About
Every now and again, a movie is made for a perculiar reason. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was made by the Quaker Oats Company because they had obtained the rights to the use of Willy Wonka for a candybar line. As it turned out, the candybars melted too quickly and the line flopped. ButContinue reading “‘Transylvania 6-5000’ May Not Be The Best To Phone Home About”
‘Movie 43’ Deserves A Second Look
When Movie 43 hit theaters this week 10 years ago, none of the cast promoted it. It wasn’t reviewed ahead of time for critics. Yet the posted boosted the “biggest cast ever assembled.” Granted, it had a lot going for it. Two Oscar Winners (Halley Berry and Kate Winslet) and action heroes like Gerard ButlerContinue reading “‘Movie 43’ Deserves A Second Look”
‘Sr.’ Intimate, Candid Focus On Unconvential Filmmaker
Robert Downey Sr. was unlike another other filmmaker. Considering who you talk to, he was either one of the worst or one of the most provocative. To paraphrase Calivin Coolidge, the business of filmmaking is business. But Downey didn’t care about business. He thumbed his nose toward conventions and even was afraid too much successContinue reading “‘Sr.’ Intimate, Candid Focus On Unconvential Filmmaker”
Why We Need The Razzies Now More Than Ever
If this was the 1980s, I wouldn’t be surprised seeing Tom Hanks nominated for two performances at the Golden Raspberry Award. Let’s face it, the man had a rough start in Hollywood appearing in mostly silly comedies like The Money Pit or Bachelor Party. And then, in a what in the blue fuck were theyContinue reading “Why We Need The Razzies Now More Than Ever”
Oscars Nominees Show Some Risks And Some Of The Same Old Same Old
The Academy Awards have always kinda been the creme of the crop of entertainment awards. That was once a glamourous achievement, but as the 20th Century neared its end, they became somewhat of a outdated concept and still continue to show its age into the 2000s. It became to look like a Chamber of CommerceContinue reading “Oscars Nominees Show Some Risks And Some Of The Same Old Same Old”
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