Aubrey Plaza Steals The Show In ‘Emily The Criminal’

Aubrey Plaza is one of those actresses who seems to be the go-to actress whenever you need a quirky. no-nonsense, sarcastic woman who’s not afraid of being liked by everyone. Her and Mary Elizabeth Winstead could be fraternal twins with Winstead being Homecoming Queen popular cheearleader and Plaza the sexy band marching band geek. She’sContinue reading “Aubrey Plaza Steals The Show In ‘Emily The Criminal’”

‘Terror Train’ Makes New Year’s Evil And Deadly For College Kids

Terror Train was the third horror movie released in 1980 featuring Jamie Lee Curtis solidifying her stature as a scream queen. About 90 percent of the movie is set on a train that has been rented by a college fraternity who attend a college in the Midwest but soon find out there is a killerContinue reading “‘Terror Train’ Makes New Year’s Evil And Deadly For College Kids”

‘Glass Onion’ Is A Delightful Comedy Mystery

Rian Johnson has come out and said he hates that Netflix added “A Knives Out Mystery” to the Glass Onion title. Granted, that’s probably bcause some people might not tune in to watch if it’s just Glass Onion. Sometimes, you got take the good with the bad. But if that’s the only bad thing aboutContinue reading “‘Glass Onion’ Is A Delightful Comedy Mystery”

‘Bullet Train’ Takes Us To Tarantinoville With A Connection At John Wick Station In Guy Ritchieburg

Bullet Train is a hodgepodge of action crime thrillers from the last 30 years. David Leitch, who is a former stunt performer and coordinator grew up during the era of 1980s action movies and the 1990s gritty crime movies, so it’s natural he would combine both. He produced and unofficially directed with Chad Stahelski onContinue reading “‘Bullet Train’ Takes Us To Tarantinoville With A Connection At John Wick Station In Guy Ritchieburg”

‘Jackie Brown’ At 25: Tarantino’s Best

There are two types of filmmakers – those who direct their own scripts and those who are able to take someone’s else work and make it into a movie of their own. Quentin Tarantino, mostly, had directed movies he’s only written the script for even though some would argue he really copies other movies. InContinue reading “‘Jackie Brown’ At 25: Tarantino’s Best”

‘Bad Santa’ Rises Below Vulgarity

A movie like Bad Santa shouldn’t exist but I’m glad it does. It came out two years after 9/11 when everything was expected to be just peachy. For God’s sake, a movie like Chicago won Best Picture that year. Remember Chicago? No. Well, no one does. The 2000s was the worst decade for American cinemaContinue reading “‘Bad Santa’ Rises Below Vulgarity”

‘Die Hard 2’ Is An Outrageous, Nonsensical Xmas Action Thriller

A movie like the first Die Hard took everyone by surprise. When people first saw the trailer of the movie featuring Bruce Willis as an action hero, they laughed. He was only known for his role as the wise-cracking David Addison on Moonlighting who thinks he’s a lot cooler than what he really is. IContinue reading “‘Die Hard 2’ Is An Outrageous, Nonsensical Xmas Action Thriller”

‘You Better Watch Out’ For ‘Christmas Evil’

If you were to mention a movie about a man who dresses up as a snowman and begins murdering people, you’d immediately think of the controversial Silent Night, Deadly Night. But believe it or not, Christmas Evil, otherwise known as You Better Watch Out was released in 1980 to crickets. The movie begins in 1947Continue reading “‘You Better Watch Out’ For ‘Christmas Evil’”

‘Night Of The Comet’ Is A Christmas Comedy Horror Delight

Night of the Comet is one of those movies that seems to show that you can do a lot with so little. Produced on a shoestring budget of $700,000, it manages to still be a very effective movie. Before I continue, I’m going to say there are some spoilers ahead even though most of thisContinue reading “‘Night Of The Comet’ Is A Christmas Comedy Horror Delight”

The Worst Of The Worst Of Christmas Movies

Christmas seems to be a common theme in a lot of movies, but for every A Christmas Story there’s something like Christmas With the Kranks, a movie so repulsive and offensive in its delivery, you feel totally dumber for the time you spent watching it. Christmas With the Kranks is basically the dumbest, most ineptContinue reading “The Worst Of The Worst Of Christmas Movies”