If there ever was an example of the phrase, “No good deed goes unpunished,” then Donny Dunn and his experiences are a testament to that. Donny (Richard Gadd) is a bartender and aspiring comic in the London area who does one simple thing for a person having a bad day only to have it snowballContinue reading “‘Baby Reindeer’ Examines Realities Of Stalking And Cyber Harassment”
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‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ A Great Film With A Career Best For Sandra Huller
Watching Sandra Huller, the main character at the heart of Anatomy of a Fall, makes me more upset that Emma Stone beat her and Lily Gladstone out for an Oscar, which is her second, for such a lackluster performance in Poor Things. You can’t compared Huller’s Sandra Voyter to Stone’s Bella Baxter. I think theContinue reading “‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ A Great Film With A Career Best For Sandra Huller”
‘The Breakfast Club’ Still Leaves A Bad Taste After Nearly 40 Years
I almost didn’t want to do this post. But I noticed that today is March 24, 2024. The Breakfast Club, a cornerstone movie in both teen angst, coming-of-age comedy/drama as well as showcasing The Brat Pack, is set on March 24, 1984 at the fictional Shermer High School in a suburb of Chicago. Five studentsContinue reading “‘The Breakfast Club’ Still Leaves A Bad Taste After Nearly 40 Years”
‘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”
‘Pain Hustlers’ In A Fix For A Good Story
Emily Blunt is one of those actresses whose name, appearance and body of work seems like she should be doing Downton Abbey, The Crown or some other period piece movie or TV show. At one time, she was the contender to play Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But she has proved that sheContinue reading “‘Pain Hustlers’ In A Fix For A Good Story”
‘Finestkind’ Gets Lost In Sea Of Cliches
Prior to becoming an Oscar-winning writer and filmmaker, Brian Helgeland spent his youth off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., fishing for scallops. He grew up in the area, lived there and worked around the blue-collar fishermen who have scruffy beards, haven’t bathed in a week, swear like sailors and return to port to drinkContinue reading “‘Finestkind’ Gets Lost In Sea Of Cliches”
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