If you were young in the 1980s, there was one movie that is universally liked and that’s The Lost Boys. As of matter of fact, you probably can’t find a single Gen Xer who has one negative thing to say about this movie, which was released this weekend in 1987. Recently, I did a postContinue reading “‘The Lost Boys’ Defined A Generation”
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‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ So Funny (And Sad But True) You Just Half To Laugh
Summertime is back even though the Delta variant of Covid-19 may make the rest of the year seem like 2020 Redux, so it’s only natural everyone is hitting on the road trying to have a little fun in the sun hoping we don’t go on another lockdown. National Lampoon’s Vacation was released on this dateContinue reading “‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ So Funny (And Sad But True) You Just Half To Laugh”
Nothing Still Compares To ‘RoboCop’
Recently, a college friend of mine and his young son, who is primary school age, had a discussion about whether to watch RoboCop, the one and original. (I’ve yet to see that remake that came out many years ago. And I have no desire to anytime soon.) Released in mid to late July 1987, theContinue reading “Nothing Still Compares To ‘RoboCop’”
‘Life Stinks’ Mel Brooks’ Experimental Movie Turns 30
Mel Brooks started as a comedy writer before moving on to a filmmaker in the 1960s and had his best success in the 1970s focusing mostly on parodies of genre movies. He made some of the best comedies of all time which he may be forever known as the King of Comedy and it’s goodContinue reading “‘Life Stinks’ Mel Brooks’ Experimental Movie Turns 30”
‘Summer of Soul’ Never Really Comes Alive
I wanted to like this documentary a lot more than I did. I really wanted to tell you why you should watch this immediately right now or as soon as possible, but I found myself becoming irritated the more this documentary goes on. Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) isContinue reading “‘Summer of Soul’ Never Really Comes Alive”
‘Space Jam’ Sequel Gets A Technical Foul
I remember on a late-night talk show years ago, Matt Damon was recounting rumors he had heard on the set of Fat Man and Little Boy that the cast and crew thought they were making the big Oscar winner of the year and were debating how many nominations versus wins they would receive. That movieContinue reading “‘Space Jam’ Sequel Gets A Technical Foul”
‘A Quiet Place II’ Makes Some Noise
A Quiet Place II is being praised as the first movie of 2021 to make over $100 million at the U.S. box office. And I can see why, it’s not that bad. I would have thought someone could’ve shown video of their 2015 vacation to the Poconos and probably had theaters filling up as peopleContinue reading “‘A Quiet Place II’ Makes Some Noise”
‘In The Heights’ Falls Flat In Many Ways
I wanted to like In The Heights. I like musicals. I come from a family with a very musical background. So, I’m not some knuckle-dragging troglodyte or cretin by saying this, but this movie is absolutely horrible and boring. Lin-Manuel Miranda, I think, has been believing his own hype following Hamilton, which I still haven’tContinue reading “‘In The Heights’ Falls Flat In Many Ways”
‘The Tomorrow War’ Is A Reminder Of Better Movies From Yesterday
Calling a movie The Tomorrow War proves that there isn’t one shred of creativity or originality to be found amid the cliched sci-fi alien invasion action movie. Like some other movies on streaming services this was originally planned to be released in theaters but postponed to Covid. If one thing good came out of theContinue reading “‘The Tomorrow War’ Is A Reminder Of Better Movies From Yesterday”
‘Independence Day’ Takes The Silver In Summer Movie Blockbusters
The image that probably put millions of people in theater seats this month 25 years ago was an alien ship hovering over the White House firing a laser down on it blowing it to smithereens. Who wouldn’t want to see that? I went with my brother and one of his friends and his brother toContinue reading “‘Independence Day’ Takes The Silver In Summer Movie Blockbusters”
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