‘Ready Or Not 2’ Just A Bloody, Messy Redo

The first Ready or Not came out during the middle of a batch of movies that were yet another variation of “The Most Dangerous Game.” When it opened in late summer 2019, there was a lot of controversy over The Hunt that it could’ve totally overshadowed it.And then there was the dull The Belko ExperimentContinue reading “‘Ready Or Not 2’ Just A Bloody, Messy Redo”

‘A Better Tomorrow’ At 40: The Action Movie Made A Huge Impact

By the mid-1980s, people of Southeast Asia still weren’t equally represented in American mass media. (Just look at Lonf Duk Dong.) Movies like The Killing Fields portrayed them as victims, villains or friends of white people who were the lead. Even though that movie is based on a real story of violence and genocide, youContinue reading “‘A Better Tomorrow’ At 40: The Action Movie Made A Huge Impact”

‘Howard The Duck’ At 40

In the summer of 1986, Howard the Duck was anticipated to be the next biggest thing. Commercials and trailers teased the titular character. George Lucas spearheaded it as executive producer. The husband-wife duo of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz wrote the script with Huyck directing. They had co-wrote American Graffiti with Lucas. What could goContinue reading “‘Howard The Duck’ At 40”

No Big Splash For ‘Thrash’

It’s Shark Week and movies like Thrash feel they are stuck in some pre-Sharknado world where people may still believed killer sharks were as dangerous as they really are. Yes, they have killed people but not at the rate many movies would have you believe. Thrash began under the production of Sony Pictures before beingContinue reading “No Big Splash For ‘Thrash’”

I Hope Mitch McConnell Is Still Alive (Seriously, I Do)

As of today, it’s been 44 days, just over six weeks, since Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized from a reported fall. Not much has been released publicly about the long-time Republican Senator from Kentucky. Earlier this month, his office released a photo of him and his wife, Elaine Chao, from what appears to be aContinue reading “I Hope Mitch McConnell Is Still Alive (Seriously, I Do)”

Buc-ees Is Becoming The Next Amazon And Walmart (And That’s Not A Good Thing)

Good intentions always lead to bad destinations it seems. When Sam Walton created Walmart, it seemed like a one-stop shop for groceries, household products and goods, personal hygiene products and basic home maintenance and car repair items. At one point, you could buy live fish and lobsters. And Amazon seemed to hop on the digitalContinue reading “Buc-ees Is Becoming The Next Amazon And Walmart (And That’s Not A Good Thing)”