While we may never see a collaboration between Joel and Ethan Coen again as Ethan has said he’s grown tired of filmmaking and has retired somewhat, almost everything they’ve done in their career spanning four decades can’t compare to their first movie, Blood Simple., about murder in the Austin, Texas area. I think one ofContinue reading “‘Blood Simple.’ Remains The Coen Brothers’ Best Work”
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How ‘Scream’ Changed Horror, For Better And For Worse
By the time Scream opened in theaters more than 25 years ago during the Christmas holiday season, no one probably was expecting it to be a big hit. Horror movies by the mid-1990s had become a step up, just barely, from porno movies and whatever Pauly Shore and SNL spinoff movies that were being released.Continue reading “How ‘Scream’ Changed Horror, For Better And For Worse”
‘Swan Song’ Delivers A Similar Tune About Cloning
Note: There were two movies released in 2021 both with the title Swan Song. This refers to the one starring Mahershala Ali available on AppleTV+, not the movie starring Udo Kier that is currently streaming on Hulu. What if your loved ones and friends didn’t have to grieve your loss? Even though you died, aContinue reading “‘Swan Song’ Delivers A Similar Tune About Cloning”
‘Crime Story’ A Waste Of Time, Talent And Tax Incentives
I only watched the movie Crime Story because a friend of mine from college was in it as an extra. Appearing as an extra in movies like these might help boost some into the local economy, but this movie is so awful, it’s an assault on the tax incentives from the Georgia Film Commission. RichardContinue reading “‘Crime Story’ A Waste Of Time, Talent And Tax Incentives”
‘The Power Of The Dog’ Deconstructs The Cowboy Myth
The Power of the Dog is based on a novel by the same name by Thomas Savage that was published in 1967. It was this time that many filmmakers began to break away from traditional western movies that often starred John Wayne. These movies through the 1970s and 1980s until they lost popularity were calledContinue reading “‘The Power Of The Dog’ Deconstructs The Cowboy Myth”
‘The Lost Daughter’ Examines Some Painful Truths About Motherhood
Who is the daughter in the title The Lost Daughter? If you’re thinking of some Lifetime movie thriller about a kidnapped young girl, then that’s not the case. There is a very brief scene in which a young girl goes missing at the beach, but she’s quickly found. I think the “lost” in the titleContinue reading “‘The Lost Daughter’ Examines Some Painful Truths About Motherhood”
‘Pig’ Proves Nic Cage Can Still Act
Nicolas Cage just turned 58 this month. For an actor who has been working for about 40 years and his own brand of acting has become infamous with over the top performances and eccentric characters, it’s a rarity to see him in the role of Robin “Rob” Feld in the surprisingly well made drama Pig.Continue reading “‘Pig’ Proves Nic Cage Can Still Act”
Like Coupons ‘Queenpins’ Could’ve Done More For Less
The idea of extreme couponing isn’t something new that came out in the 2000s. I remember back when grocery stores used to give out stamps that you could collect to be used when they had weekly deals. One time, the Piggly Wiggly in my home town had a special on canned dog food that wasContinue reading “Like Coupons ‘Queenpins’ Could’ve Done More For Less”
‘Encanto’ Has Style But Lacks Any Real Substance
I was watching an Indigenous man on social media respond to a commenter upset that he makes posts that don’t focus on Indigenous/Native American history and practices. He just makes common posts like others. It seems a current trend that non-white people are expected to focus on the mystics and folklore of their culture orContinue reading “‘Encanto’ Has Style But Lacks Any Real Substance”
‘Tragedy Of MacBeth” More Than Just Sound And Fury
William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of MacBeth, or commonly just MacBeth, is my favorite of all his plays. I believe A Midsummer Night’s Dream is probably the best comedy that I like. Hamlet is good but overrated and Romeo and Juliet is more about the dangers of adults feuding that it corrupts youth rather than aContinue reading “‘Tragedy Of MacBeth” More Than Just Sound And Fury”
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