What makes a movie like Repo Man so enjoyable is that it doesn’t really take itself seriously. It’s mostly a series of episodic tales involving punk rocker degenerates, sleazy people who work for a repossession business, street gangs and America’s growing obsession with consumerism and televangelism in the 1980s. Otto Maddox (Emilio Estevez) is aContinue reading “‘Repo Man’ Is A Classic Antique”
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‘Manhattan Alien Abduction’ Is A Waste Of Time So Don’t Watch It
Documentaries on Netflix are either very great or very boring. A three-part documentary like The Manhattan Alien Abduction is the latter. It’s dull and unwatchable because it’s really nothing more than watching two Karens gripe about each other. Or are they Susans? Or Gertrudes? I’m not really sure of the age-range for this type ofContinue reading “‘Manhattan Alien Abduction’ Is A Waste Of Time So Don’t Watch It”
‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea
Picture it, 1989. George H.W. Bush had just been sworn in as President becoming only the second incumbent Vice-President to be elected to the Oval Office. Batman mania was spreading across the nation. The Berlin Wall was going to be torn down by year’s end. And everyone was dancing to “Walk the Dinosaur.” It wasContinue reading “‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea”