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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‘Never Flinch’ Never Rises To Top Of Stephen King’s Best Works
Sometimes, writers find their supporting and secondary characters are the more fascinating ones than the main protagonists and the main villains. In the Stephen King universe, there have been numerous characters that have come and went. Take how King introduced us to Sheriff George Bannerman in The Dead Zone only to kill him off asContinue reading “‘Never Flinch’ Never Rises To Top Of Stephen King’s Best Works”
‘King Of The Hill’ Climbs Back To The Top Of Its Glory Years
When King of the Hill premiered in the late 1990s, it seemed to be a subtle satire of small-town Americana during the era. But while South Park and The Simpsons made episodes to echo the changing world in the aftermath of 9/11, King of the Hill seemed to be stuck. It didn’t help matters thatContinue reading “‘King Of The Hill’ Climbs Back To The Top Of Its Glory Years”
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”
‘South Park’ Finally Bites More Than It Barks After Recent Lackluster Seasons
It’s hard to believe it’s been 28 years since South Park first aired on Comedy Central. Maybe it was the fact the network wasn’t as well respected and the creators (Trey Parker and Matt Stone) themselves felt the show would be canceled quickly, they were able to get away with so much at first. LikeContinue reading “‘South Park’ Finally Bites More Than It Barks After Recent Lackluster Seasons”
Anyone Still Believe This Horseshit?!
When I was working as a reporter down in south Georgia near Plains, I was covering an event where former President Jimmy Carter was speaking. I was taking notes and got this feeling I was being watched. I glanced to my left and saw a Secret Service guy standing five feet away or so staringContinue reading “Anyone Still Believe This Horseshit?!”
‘Sally’ Takes Us On A Quick Ride Through Astronaut’s Life
Sally Ride passed away 13 years ago this month. She was the first American woman astronaut to fly in space. One of the lines of dialogue spoken in The Right Stuff about the Mercury 7 was how they hadn’t achieved anything except being named the Mercury 7 as none had gone into space at thatContinue reading “‘Sally’ Takes Us On A Quick Ride Through Astronaut’s Life”
No Sympathy For Predators
In the last few days, the world lost two sexual predators. They went by the names Phil Robertson and Ed Gale. You might remember them as celebrities but they were sexual predators more or less. Robertson, the patriarch of the facade that is Duck Dynasty capitalized off the redneck craze because it was hard forContinue reading “No Sympathy For Predators”
Why The Arachnids Were Totally Innocent In ‘Starship Troopers’
When it was first released back in 1997, Starship Troopers was heavily criticized for endorsing fascism and violence. Late film critic Roger Ebert noted that it often takes two of three of the troopers to kill an Arachnids with conventional gunfire. He was also a reader of the source material novel by the same nameContinue reading “Why The Arachnids Were Totally Innocent In ‘Starship Troopers’”
Be Warned As ‘Watership Down’ Isn’t About Cute Fluffy Bunnies
With it being Easter weekend, hopefully you’re not planning on getting cute fluffy bunnies for your kids. Rabbits take a lot of effort to take care of, just like other pets. And while the Easter Bunny a symbol for the holiday, it really doesn’t make a lot of sense especially when you consider neither rabbitsContinue reading “Be Warned As ‘Watership Down’ Isn’t About Cute Fluffy Bunnies”
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