I had intended to do a different movie for this post but decided with recent events to focus on something else. Just a reminder, this post may contain spoilers. The War of the Roses is one of the best satirical black comedies ever. What makes it work is the era in which it was released.Continue reading “‘The War Of The Roses’ Breaks The American Beauty Of Thorny Marriages”
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We’ll Probably Never Know Jimmy Hoffa’s True Horrible Fate
Today is July 30. While that might not be a popular date, it was the day that 50 years ago in 1975 that Jimmy Hoffa Sr. disappeared near the Machaus Red Fox in the Detroit suburban community of Bloomfield Township, Mich. Eyewitnesses saw him and even chatted with him. Yet, little did Hoffa and anyoneContinue reading “We’ll Probably Never Know Jimmy Hoffa’s True Horrible Fate”
‘Pool Man’ Sinks And Drowns
A movie like Pool Man will one day be studied as what the hell goes wrong with first-time directors have no clue of what they’re doing. The fact that this movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 11, 2023 wasn’t an odd coincidence. Someone must’ve seen this movie to allow Chris Pine’sContinue reading “‘Pool Man’ Sinks And Drowns”
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Doesn’t Produce The Same Magic As Original
The first Beetlejuice was a rare lightning in a bottle movie that came out at the right time and appealed to mass audiences. The mixture of madness, macabre and musical numbers made the movie a surprise hit which was helped with Michael Keaton’s madcap performance. Keaton only has 17 minutes of screen time in theContinue reading “‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Doesn’t Produce The Same Magic As Original”
All That ZAZ: Thanks For The Laughter, Jim Abrahams!
Some movies seemed to just come around at the right time. When Airplane! opened in the summer of 1980, the Irwin Allen-produced era of the disaster movies that dominated the 1970s had ended with the atrociously bad When Time Ran Out… and it seemed the movie could’ve been a parody that was a few yearsContinue reading “All That ZAZ: Thanks For The Laughter, Jim Abrahams!”
‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ Is When The Oscars Got It Right
A movie like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest could’ve been a disaster. It spent years in development hell with Kirk Douglas originally wanting to play the main role before realizing he was too old. Other actors, such as Burt Reynolds, were considered before Jack Nicholson was hired. He, himself, had almost given up totallyContinue reading “‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ Is When The Oscars Got It Right”
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