Recently on a friend of mine’s YouTube series, they were discussing the movie The Dead Zone. It came up in passing with they were talking with Christopher Burke, a composer and producer, who famously did the music score for The Toxic Avenger and other movies. They said they didn’t think TDZ was one of DavidContinue reading “‘The Dead Zone’ Remains One Of Stephen King’s Best Adaptations”
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No Special Treats For ‘Reservation Dogs’
The following contains spoilers so if you haven’t watched the complete first season of Reservation Dogs, I’ll be giving away some details. When I first heard about six months ago, there were going to be filming the first season of Reservation Dogs here in Oklahoma, about an hour from where I live, I paid goodContinue reading “No Special Treats For ‘Reservation Dogs’”
‘What Lies Beneath’ Is A Great Ode To Hitchcock
In college, I worked as a night supervisor for the Student Housing Department. My job was mostly to walk around a dorm or residence hall between 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. to make sure no doors were propped open and people were keeping themselves at a relatively low volume. You wouldn’t believe what can happenContinue reading “‘What Lies Beneath’ Is A Great Ode To Hitchcock”
‘The Monster Squad’ Scares Up Nostalgia
The premise behind The Monster Squad is one we often have as children, thinking what it would be like if we actually battled the monsters of yesterday movies. I remember a story filmmaker Rob Reiner said about how the old Bela Lugosi Dracula left such an impression on him, he was afraid to go outContinue reading “‘The Monster Squad’ Scares Up Nostalgia”
In Memory Of A Furbaby
I was going to post something this weekend about the movies of Fred Dekker, who made two of my favorite movies, Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad, but things didn’t work out that way. I was supposed to be in Atlanta this weekend attending wedding of my brother, but things didn’t work outContinue reading “In Memory Of A Furbaby”
‘Real Genius’ A Real Different College Comedy
Real Genius opened on this date, Aug. 7, in 1985. The year is important as it was Ronald Reagan’s second term as President and the HIV/AIDS crisis was now a nationwide pandemic affecting everyone. I mention that because previous college comedies were National Lampoon’s Animal House and endless copies of young men on their ownContinue reading “‘Real Genius’ A Real Different College Comedy”
What A Twist! ‘The Village’ Is One of Shyamalan’s Best
M. Night Shyamalan has a new movie out called Old. It’s got mixed reviews. It was around this time in 1999 that his little movie The Sixth Sense starring Bruce Willis, fulfilling a contract obligation to avoid a massive lawsuit, stunned everyone with one of the best plot twists ever. Unfortunately, it ruined the filmmaker’sContinue reading “What A Twist! ‘The Village’ Is One of Shyamalan’s Best”
No Atonement Imaginable For ‘Cosmic Sin’
Bruce Willis used to be in big demand, but then his ego took over and he began to make so many bad movies that seeing his name was a sure sign of a flop. It might be hard for some people to remember this because it was about 30 years ago. After Die Hard wasContinue reading “No Atonement Imaginable For ‘Cosmic Sin’”
Ask Me How I Am And I’ll Give You An Honest Answer (And I Welcome An Honest Answer From You)
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law 31 years ago today, July 26, 1990. President Joe Biden earlier today signed into the law that the effects of Covid-19 on people can be individually assessed in regards to the ADA. This is also a day in my life that began the beginning of theContinue reading “Ask Me How I Am And I’ll Give You An Honest Answer (And I Welcome An Honest Answer From You)”
‘Jolt’ A Shock To The System Of Action Movies
As it seems here lately, there are a lot of movies in which women are kicking ass and taking names. Black Widow finally made it to the big screen. Earlier this month, Netflix released Gunpowder Milkshake. Disney even decided to change Cruella De Vil in a different light. The age of Chuck Norris and ArnoldContinue reading “‘Jolt’ A Shock To The System Of Action Movies”
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