A movie like Good Boy asks you to put yourself in the mind of a dog. And that might be why so many people haven’t and won’t like the movie. The buzz around the movie is that it’s told from the perspective of Indy, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. When the movie begins, Indy is just resting in an apartment with his humanContinue reading “‘Good Boy’ Is A Good Movie”
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‘The Naked Gun’ Hits The Target
Parody movies haven’t been too popular for well over a decade. And you can thank the horrible filmmaking duo of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer for that. When Scary Movie became a big hit during the summer of 2000, they had the clout as the co-writers of a hit movie. Except there was one problem. They were co-writers in credit only. According to Marlon Wayans, who co-starredContinue reading “‘The Naked Gun’ Hits The Target”
‘Wild At Heart’ A Love Story Set On A Hellish Journey Into Darkness
When Diane Ladd was approached by David Lynch to play Marietta, an antagonistic character in the 1990 movie Wild at Heart, she said Lynch wanted her to be a hot momma. Ladd was in her mid-50s at the time and women that age and at that time weren’t considered “hot.” Yet, it became one of the three roles LaddContinue reading “‘Wild At Heart’ A Love Story Set On A Hellish Journey Into Darkness”
‘Halloween’ Thorne Trilogy Is More Of A Trick Than A Treat
I had heard about the Halloween movies but never really got into them until Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers came out. We watched it at my aunt and cousins house who themselves might have lived in a haunted house out in the country. The end of a young Danielle Harris as Jamie LloydContinue reading “‘Halloween’ Thorne Trilogy Is More Of A Trick Than A Treat”
You Will Like ‘John Candy: I Like Me’
John Candy would’ve been 75 this Halloween if he hadn’t passed away in 1994 at 43. In death, Candy achieved that type of stardom and legacy that most actors and celebrities want but rarely achieve when they’re alive. During the last few years he was alive, Candy appeared in a lot of movies, either inContinue reading “You Will Like ‘John Candy: I Like Me’”
‘Ed Gein’ Series Has No Meat To It
The third entry in the Monster true-crime series is a horrible mess and a perfect example of what’s wrong with the current trend of miniseries or limited series as they’re sometimes called. Twenty-five years ago, Steve Railsback played the real-life person in a movie that was only an hour and a half long. There’s evenContinue reading “‘Ed Gein’ Series Has No Meat To It”
Rest In Power, Diane Keaton
They say most of directing is in the casting. When Francis Ford Coppola cast a young actress named Diane Keaton as Kay Adams in The Godfather, it was perfect. For the most part of her life, Keaton never seemed to fit the idea of what a WASP woman was supposed to be, much the lessContinue reading “Rest In Power, Diane Keaton”
Don’t Fear ‘Night Of The Reaper’ For It’s Not Much At All
I’m just wondering how much longer filmmakers will continue to churn out these horror flicks that are intended to an homage to the 1980s slasher movies but lack what made them enjoyable. I’m not saying every slasher flick of the era was great. Most of them were awful. But they’re like a strange time capsuleContinue reading “Don’t Fear ‘Night Of The Reaper’ For It’s Not Much At All”
‘V/H/S’ Flicks Lack Big Kicks
By 2014, the V/H/S franchise seemed to have ran its course with the V/H/S: Viral entry. But unfortunately, the explosion of streaming services at the end of the 2010s along with the Covid pandemic made people want to sit at home with their big screen TVs. And for the most part, these flicks work betterContinue reading “‘V/H/S’ Flicks Lack Big Kicks”
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Showcases Denzel Washington’s Legendary Stardom
At 70, Denzel Washington has become the type of Hollywood living legend of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant or Steve McQueen. From supporting roles in A Soldier’s Story and as a regular cast member on St. Elsewhere as Dr. Philip Chandler through all six seasons, we saw early he was destined for stardom. I think itContinue reading “‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Showcases Denzel Washington’s Legendary Stardom”
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