Thirty years have passed since My Cousin Vinny opened in the mid-March 1992 to rave reviews. On first glance, it seems like the typical fish-out-of-water comedy about cultural differences between an inexperienced lawyer from New York City and a murder case about the wrongfully accused in the Deep South. It would be easy for thisContinue reading “‘My Cousin Vinny’ Set The Precedent On Legal Comedies”
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‘Fresh’ Is Just A Bit Too Overdone
A movie like Fresh wants to have its cake and eat it too. It wants to be appetizing for true horror friends but wants to add some spices of black comedies. It could have worked best if it knew how to mix the ingredients just right, but in the end, we get a casserole ofContinue reading “‘Fresh’ Is Just A Bit Too Overdone”
Shyamalan Using ‘Old’ Techniques In Latest Thriller
Why do people hate M. Night Shyamalan so much? Even Alfred Hitchcock made some bad movies. Ever seen Rope which is long and tedious even at just 80 minutes? Or how about Topaz and Family Plot seemed like someone trying to be Hitchcock. Hook is considered Steven Spielberg’s worst movie but people still love it.Continue reading “Shyamalan Using ‘Old’ Techniques In Latest Thriller”
‘West Side’ Presents Same Story, Different Delivery
Jean Luc-Godard once said “The only way to criticize a movie is to make another movie.” I’ve never seen the original Oscar-winning West Side Story. I do know that it would be hard to make it in this day and age with the white-washing of the characters as they did in 1961. And also, itContinue reading “‘West Side’ Presents Same Story, Different Delivery”
‘9 To 5’ Shows Changes Still Need To Be Made To The Workforce
If Office Space was a rallying wake-up cry to Gen Xers who going to have to be forced to sit in cubicles at meaningless jobs for meager wages, then 9 To 5 was the Great Mother that birthed office comedies. Released in 1980 at a time in which many women had entered the workforce forContinue reading “‘9 To 5’ Shows Changes Still Need To Be Made To The Workforce”
‘Candyman’ Leaves Sour Taste Of The Original
One time in college, I was visiting a friend’s house outside of Atlanta and I noticed a candy bowl on a baker’s rack near the wall. I grabbed a piece and ate it. It tasted terrible. I don’t remember if I managed to swallow it or spat it back out in my hand. Either way,Continue reading “‘Candyman’ Leaves Sour Taste Of The Original”
Futility Of War Buried In Pro-Nationalism Of ‘Red Dawn’
Like most Gen Xers during the Reaganeighties, there was this silly threat that the Soviet Union was going to nuke America and everyone who supported this theory to prove it was the toughest kid on the street. Ironically, by the time Red Dawn premiered in the summer of 1984, the USSR was running on fumes.Continue reading “Futility Of War Buried In Pro-Nationalism Of ‘Red Dawn’”
There Are No Small Roles, Only Small Actors
You may not know the name Ned Eisenberg, but you probably remember his face. He was the textbook actor for “that guy who was in that movie that was out last year.” With a resume as long as the Baja Penisula, Ned Eisenberg who passed away on Feb 27 from cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of theContinue reading “There Are No Small Roles, Only Small Actors”
The 411 On The 355 Is Meh
The 355 is what happens when a filmmaker comes up with a gimmicky premise and then decides to fill in the plot points during filming. And probably the film credits that the movie was directed and co-written by Simon Kinberg may be an indication that you’re not in for a great movie. Kinberg who killedContinue reading “The 411 On The 355 Is Meh”
‘No Exit’ Above Average Thriller
A movie like No Exit recently released on Hulu is your standard thriller about a group of people stuck in a particular place with fear that something isn’t quite right. Most of the action takes place in and outside a visitors center in the Rocky Mountains as a young recovery drug addict, Darby Thorne (HavanaContinue reading “‘No Exit’ Above Average Thriller”
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