The latest Netflix documentary on Bob Ross exposes something on the legacy of the famous painter that many of us didn’t know. But don’t worry. You’ll walk away with this with a new profound respect and sympathy for Ross. It’s no secret that family TV shows like Alf and Growing Pains were complete nightmares behindContinue reading “Bob Ross Documentary Paints A Different Picture Of His Legacy”
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‘Night Of The Creeps’ Is A Sci-Fi/Horror Classic
In 2006, James Gunn’s directorial debut Slither opened and it probably had people scratching their heads as if they had seen this before. Just as his movie, Super, looked like it had been similar to Kick-Ass, Gunn said it was merely a coincidence and had the script completed by the time that graphic novel hitContinue reading “‘Night Of The Creeps’ Is A Sci-Fi/Horror Classic”
‘Reminiscence’ Is Very Forgettable
I didn’t have too much faith going in to see Reminiscence as I decided to watch it for a Friday night movie. And for a minute, I thought the movie might be a little surprising, but like a lot of movies like this, it gets under my skin with the same tired tropes and cliches.Continue reading “‘Reminiscence’ Is Very Forgettable”
Zack Snyder Cut Brings Some ‘Justice’ To DCEU Crossover Movie
It still boggles my mind to how some Hollywood producers and even moviegoers can’t grasp how the MCU and the DCEU movies should work. When Batman’s A Death in the Family story came out in the late 1980s, I scooped the book up at a Piggly Wiggly newsstand and was quick to discover that SupermanContinue reading “Zack Snyder Cut Brings Some ‘Justice’ To DCEU Crossover Movie”
Greed And Decadence At The Heart Of ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’
A movie like Weekend at Bernie’s isn’t supposed to be taken seriously. It’s a movie about two guys who parade their dead boss around for two-thirds of the run time to give the impression he’s alive. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff, who made the first First Blood movie and written by Robert Klane, whoContinue reading “Greed And Decadence At The Heart Of ‘Weekend At Bernie’s’”
JCVD Gets A Kick Out Of Playing ‘The Last Mercenary’
Despite the TV-MA rating on Netflix, The Last Mercenary, recently released, is actually an action comedy for audiences mostly of all ages. Jean-Claude Van Damme plays Richard Brumere, otherwise known as The Mist, who’s been in hiding since the mid-1990s, working mostly as a soldier of fortune, after leave the French secret service following theContinue reading “JCVD Gets A Kick Out Of Playing ‘The Last Mercenary’”
‘Forrest Gump’ Insists Upon Itself (And Jenny Deserved Better)
I am by far no fan of Forrest Gump. If there was ever a movie that should’ve never won the Best Picture Oscar, it should be Forrest Gump. Schindler’s List was such a serious important movie that I think Hollywood just decided to throw its hands up give it to a movie that is basicallyContinue reading “‘Forrest Gump’ Insists Upon Itself (And Jenny Deserved Better)”
Good Fortune For ‘Friday The 13th’ Gives Life To New Subgenre
Halloween and Black Christmas may have birthed the slasher genre in its present form, but Friday the 13th proved its no fluke. In the 1970s, horror movies were either trying to copy the devil elements or focusing on haunted houses and strange occurrences. Then in 1974, a little Canadian movie, Black Christmas, opened and wasContinue reading “Good Fortune For ‘Friday The 13th’ Gives Life To New Subgenre”
‘Freaky’ A Fly Flick For Friday The 13th
In the 1980s, there were two genres that seemed like they were out of control. The first one was the slasher genre, which were cheaply made, mostly with the advantage of Canadian tax breaks, to make a few extra bucks. The other was the body-switching genre. This trend started with the awful Like Father, LikeContinue reading “‘Freaky’ A Fly Flick For Friday The 13th”
‘Young Guns’ The Old West Meets The Brat Pack/MTV Generation
By the 1980s, western movies weren’t so popular after the massive disappointment that is Heaven’s Gate. By the time Young Guns hit theaters on this date, Aug. 12 in 1988, you could count the number of westerns released following the aforementioned box office and critical bomb on your hand and still have some fingers leftContinue reading “‘Young Guns’ The Old West Meets The Brat Pack/MTV Generation”
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