I wasn’t a big fan of the first Hocus Pocus. I’ve only seen it twice. Once, when it was on TV back in the 1990s and the other time was last year on Disney-Plus. I never got into the whole movie. Maybe it was because I was 15 when it came out and it onlyContinue reading “Nostaglia Aside, Hocus Pocus 2 Is Uneven Mixture Of Witches Brew”
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‘Monster’ Exploits Dahmer’s Crimes For Entertainment
More than 30 years have passed since the news broke of Jeffrey Dahmer’s arrest in Milwaukee. It’s still one of the most strangest criminal cases in American history. The horror of what happened occurred when public opinion against gay men was slowly changing. Sadly as the HIV/AIDS crisis was still a cause for concern, DahmerContinue reading “‘Monster’ Exploits Dahmer’s Crimes For Entertainment”
‘Impeachment’ Never Does Make The Right Argument
The American Crime Story anthology series started out great with The People vs. O.J. Simpson and faultered with the still good The Assassination of Gianni Versace. However, Impeachment feels more like it was rushed into production before it was too late. It’s reported that the third season was going to focus on Hurricane Katrina andContinue reading “‘Impeachment’ Never Does Make The Right Argument”
‘Cobra Kai’ Never Dies But Series Feels Like It’s Headed To Its End
The appeal of Cobra Kai over the past few years is how it rode the 1980s retro coattails that exploded in the 2010s and was able to turn it into a more modern series blending comedy and drama. In the first three movies, we left most of the characters in their late teens with theirContinue reading “‘Cobra Kai’ Never Dies But Series Feels Like It’s Headed To Its End”
‘Hell Of A Cruise’ Takes Us On A Yoyage Of Covid’s Early Days
Peacock’s Hell of a Cruise is an eye-opener as well as a reminder of what Covid-19 was like during the winter of 2020 when no one was aware of what would happen next. At just 78 minutes with credits, it keeps the main focus in their early days in which it just seemed another virusContinue reading “‘Hell Of A Cruise’ Takes Us On A Yoyage Of Covid’s Early Days”
‘The Princess’ Spotlights Diana’s Public Life
Twenty-five years have passed since Diana Spencer, the former Princess of Whales, died from injuries she sustained in a car accident in Paris, France. For many the media fascination with Diana was almost instantaneous the moment the young woman, barely 20, was married to then Prince Charles. If you’ve been living under a rock onContinue reading “‘The Princess’ Spotlights Diana’s Public Life”
‘Pinocchio’ Is Eye-Dazzling But Wooden
Robert Zemeckis is one of the few directors who’s able to do the best with special effects as well as the regular story. His movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit set the standard in its form. There has been a mixture of live-action and animation before but you could always tell it was actors in aContinue reading “‘Pinocchio’ Is Eye-Dazzling But Wooden”
Fandom Breeds Prejudices
The irony of people upset over casting of characters in movies and TVs by women and/or BIPIOC is that many of the works are supposed to be about the minorities prevailing over oppressive forces. The controversy has hit streaming series The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power in which Ismael Cruz Cordova, ofContinue reading “Fandom Breeds Prejudices”
‘Mazes And Monsters’ Throws Young Tom Hanks Into RPG/Satanic Panic Era
There was once a time in which Tom Hanks was a young starving actor like many others. As one of the producers would recall during the filming of the 1980 movie He Knows You’re Alone, Hanks appeared on set early while he was trying to have lunch and they both shared a sandwhich and chatted.Continue reading “‘Mazes And Monsters’ Throws Young Tom Hanks Into RPG/Satanic Panic Era”
‘Only Murders In The Building’ Leaves More Questions Than Answers
NOTE: This post contains spoilers for Season 2. Please be advised. I like Only Murders in the Building. The notion of Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez playing three occupants of an affluent Manhattan apartment building who find themselves embroiled in a murder investigation while making their own true-crime podcast could have failed. ButContinue reading “‘Only Murders In The Building’ Leaves More Questions Than Answers”
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