‘Cocaine Cowboys’ Rides High In The Miami Sunset

Cocaine is still a serious drug problem in America, but it seems that crystal meth has taken over in the 21st Century along with the opioid overdoses as well as use of ecstasy or molly. Cocaine and crack cocaine seems to be a 20th Century remnants of the failed War on Drugs. In the lastContinue reading “‘Cocaine Cowboys’ Rides High In The Miami Sunset”

‘Revelation’ Doesn’t Have The Power To Bring ‘Masters Of The Universe’ To A New Generation Just Yet

Let me address this first. I am in no way upset over the fact that He-Man/Prince Adam dosen’t appear as the main character in the lastest Netflix series Masters of the Universe: Revelation. I’m not like many of the other dudebros in their 30s-40s upset that a TV cartoon based on a toy chain exploresContinue reading “‘Revelation’ Doesn’t Have The Power To Bring ‘Masters Of The Universe’ To A New Generation Just Yet”

‘Animalympics’ Gets The Gold For Nostalgia

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics finally happening with tonight’s ceremony, after being postponed a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s time to reflect on a special that was made at another time when things didn’t go right for the Olympics. NBC had commissioned two hour-long animated specials to be shown during 1980 back whenContinue reading “‘Animalympics’ Gets The Gold For Nostalgia”

‘Uncle Frank’ A Painful Trip Down Memory Lane

A movie like Uncle Frank will one day hopefully seem like a look at America that is no more. Even though it’s set in 1973, the movie still seems to touch on some harsh issues that haven’t changed over 50 years. A TV movie for Amazon Prime, it’s recently been nominated for an Emmy forContinue reading “‘Uncle Frank’ A Painful Trip Down Memory Lane”

‘Heist’ True-Crime Docuseries Anthology Has Bangs For Its Bucks

As I’ve committed in other posts, Netflix seemed to be in a funk with the true-crime docuseries before Sophie A Murder in West Cork helped breathe new life to the shows. The latest offering is Heist focusing on three high-profile robberies that you may not have heard of. The six-part series surprisingly has first-person commentaryContinue reading “‘Heist’ True-Crime Docuseries Anthology Has Bangs For Its Bucks”