Theres two famous idioms. One is “kill your darlings.” The other is “looks good on paper.” The first one means that you sometimes have to get rid of characters, subplots or even just a few sentences if it doesn’t fit the overall story. The other means sometimes plans, actions and especially potential employees look greatContinue reading “The Day ‘The Walking Dead’ Really Died”
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Lindsay Clancy Case May Never Have An Adequate Resolution
I hadn’t heard of Lindsay Clancy nor the criminal case against her until the trial began over the summer. She’s accused of murdering her children, Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was only eight-months-old in late January 2023 in their Duxbury, Mass. home. Clancy’s defense has been she had been struggling wirh post-partum psychosisContinue reading “Lindsay Clancy Case May Never Have An Adequate Resolution”
‘Manhunter’ At 40: The Movie That Started It All
I had never heard about Manhunter until after The Silence of the Lambs became popular and trying to debate which is better is like Alien vs. Aliens. Both movies work on their own even though they have a different director and different cast but are related. Michael Mann, directed the movie and wrote the screenplayContinue reading “‘Manhunter’ At 40: The Movie That Started It All”
‘Dead Calm’ A Great Thriller From Down Under On The High Seas
Dead Calm is a movie that works on two common fears – alone in the middle of the ocean while something bad happens and the realization that no one will come to help you in time. Sam Neill plays John Ingram, a captain in the Royal Australian Navy, and his younger wife, Rae (Nicole Kidman),Continue reading “‘Dead Calm’ A Great Thriller From Down Under On The High Seas”
‘Cape Fear’ Shows How Extreme Fathers Go To Protect Their Families
I haven’t seen the Cape Fear series and I’ve only seen parts of the 1962 version. But the 1991 version directed by Martin Scorsese as a followup to Goodfellas brought him the best commercial success of his career so far. While the original with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum is set in the last daysContinue reading “‘Cape Fear’ Shows How Extreme Fathers Go To Protect Their Families”
Leno Leaves On A High Note, Then Ruins It With An Encore And Coda
With Stephen Colbert gone, the future of late-night talk show TV looks bleak. But Jay Leno once went out in the best way. No not that time, the first time. It had been announced in the mid-2000s that Leno would leave with Conan O’Brien taking over as host of The Tonight Show. For a weekContinue reading “Leno Leaves On A High Note, Then Ruins It With An Encore And Coda”
‘Lord Of The Flies’ Adaptations A Monster To Connect With Audience
A movie or TV adaptation is like a step-parent. No matter what it does or doesn’t do, people will still be weary. But at the same time, just like a step-parent, it shouldn’t be forced to be appreciated just because someone wants you to. I read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies over 30 yearsContinue reading “‘Lord Of The Flies’ Adaptations A Monster To Connect With Audience”
‘Into The Manosphere’ Only Skims The Surface Of The Rabbit Hole
I just watched Magnolia in which Tom Cruise received an Oscar nomination for his role as Frank T.J. Mackey, a writer and basic swindler, who has convinced many men that he is on their side. He has a technique he calls Seduce and Destroy that will enable all men to have as much sex as they can withContinue reading “‘Into The Manosphere’ Only Skims The Surface Of The Rabbit Hole”
Our Gang’s Worst, Most Racist Short Premiered 85 Years Ago
A lot of modern audience may not know much of the Our Gang/Little Rascals characters other than the 1994 movie, which only proved that any actor playing Alfalfa is a horrible person in real life. I mean, let’s face it. Bug Hall had every opportunity to be a better person than Carl Switzer and just decided to be a bigger assholeContinue reading “Our Gang’s Worst, Most Racist Short Premiered 85 Years Ago”
From Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Dumpster Fire
I’d thought I’d never admit this but we’d be better off with Kristi Noem as the Secretary of the Homeland Security. But she’s on her way out and her possibly replacement isn’t any better by a longshot. Since he became a U.S. Senator after three terms in the House of Representative, Markwayne Mullin has been walking around Capitol Hill like O’Bannion from Dazed and Confused. He thinks he’s a badass and constantly trying to start fightsContinue reading “From Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Dumpster Fire”
