People tuning in to the Netflix true-crime documentary The Tinder Swindler will probably think how someone will be so easily duped. Easy. In the animal kingdom, predators don’t go after the toughest one of the pack. You don’t pick fights you know you’re going to lose. Simon Leviev, the center of the documentary and theContinue reading “‘Tinder Swindler’ Exposes Predators On The Prowl”
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‘Boba Fett’ Series Takes Star Wars Franchise In A Better Direction
Why in the blue fuck do people who call themselves Star Wars fans hate everything else about the franchise other than the original trilogy? It seems for the past 20 years of so, fans have gone to extreme lengths to voice their distaste for the franchise. Not even Star Trek fans have this intolerable hatredContinue reading “‘Boba Fett’ Series Takes Star Wars Franchise In A Better Direction”
Super Bowl Halftime Shows Generational/Cultural Gaps Still Wider Than Ever
It’s hard to believe for some people, but Dr. Dre’s seminal album The Chronic turns 30 this year. It was one of the first CDs I bought through Columbia House or BMG. And there was nothing that sounded like it before and nothing that has sounded like it since. Dre had risen to fame throughContinue reading “Super Bowl Halftime Shows Generational/Cultural Gaps Still Wider Than Ever”
‘The Woman In The House’ Netflix Parody Series Too Drunk On His Smarminess
Back in 2015, Will Ferrell and Kristin Wiig appeared in A Deadly Adoption, a tongue-in-cheek black comedy for Lifetime parodying Lifetime movies. It seemed almost to follow the same plotline of the Lifetime movies it reminded me of the saying that Stanley Kubrick said he was going to direct a porno flick back in theContinue reading “‘The Woman In The House’ Netflix Parody Series Too Drunk On His Smarminess”
‘Pam & Tommy’ A Series About Sex, Lies And Videotape
Nowadays, seeing sex tapes popping up on porno sites seems almost common. I won’t name which celebrities it’s happened to, but you can do a good Google search to find out. Hulk Hogan practically took down a media company over a leaked sex tape. But it all started in the late 1990s when a videoContinue reading “‘Pam & Tommy’ A Series About Sex, Lies And Videotape”
Netflix Is ‘Brazen’ To Stream A Movie Like This
I’m still thinking the pandemic and the rise of Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ is causing some major competition for Netflix, which just a few years ago, seemed to be the pinnacle of streaming services. The latest offering of original programming is Brazen, a movie that is a cross hybrid between a Lifetime thriller andContinue reading “Netflix Is ‘Brazen’ To Stream A Movie Like This”
‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’ Examines Public Persona Versus Harsh Realities
The Showtime docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby is more than just an examination of the allegations against him. There have been several of those over the last few years. Filmmaker W. Kamau Bell goes deeper and looks at role models and celebrity worship. I can honestly say growing up in the Deep SouthContinue reading “‘We Need To Talk About Cosby’ Examines Public Persona Versus Harsh Realities”
‘Peacemaker’ Part Parody, Part Anti-Hero Macho Bravado, Altogether One Helluva Series
Peacemaker is quite possibly the most unlikely comic character who deserves an eight-episode series. John Cena plays the titular character and his alter ego, Christopher Smith, a macho man who thinks his lack of intelligence and common sense is a virtue. This spinoff of The Suicide Squad was created James Gunn, who also wrote andContinue reading “‘Peacemaker’ Part Parody, Part Anti-Hero Macho Bravado, Altogether One Helluva Series”
Bob Saget: TV Dad And Vulgar Comic, The Best Of Both Worlds
Just like anyone who had grown up in the 1980s and 1990s, hearing TV dad Bob Saget had passed away at the age of 65 was a gut-punch. As a widowed father having to raise three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law and friend, Full House was a high-concept gimmicky move that worked. TheContinue reading “Bob Saget: TV Dad And Vulgar Comic, The Best Of Both Worlds”
‘Cobra Kai’ Still Kicks, But…
The fourth season of Cobra Kai dropped on New Year’s Eve on Netflix. The season was far better than the third season (which dropped on New Year Day 2021), which seemed a continuation of season two. But the series is starting to show its cracks. Ralph Macchio, who plays one of the lead protagonists, DanielContinue reading “‘Cobra Kai’ Still Kicks, But…”
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