I’ve been a big Monty Python fan for over 30 years. Little did I know that some of my favorite movies as a kid like A Fish Called Wanda and Yellowbeard which I saw in the 1980s had that Pythonesque humor to it. (Ok, Yellowbeard is not so good once you get older.) And IContinue reading “‘Spamalot Diaries’ Is The Book Equivalent Of You Just Had To Be There”
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‘Fallen’ Is A B-Movie With A-List Cast That Has Risen To Cult Classic Status
Sometimes, a movie like Fallen comes along that has an impressive cast with an fascinating premise, you just wonder what the hell went wrong. Well, if you look at the time frame in which the movie was release, that can answer a lot of the questions. It was released in the middle of January 1998Continue reading “‘Fallen’ Is A B-Movie With A-List Cast That Has Risen To Cult Classic Status”
‘Back In Action’ Lacking In Much Action And Originality
Back in Action had become more famous for the behind the scenes real-life drama that probably had the rest of the cast and crew worried if it could be finished at all. Jamie Foxx had been hospitalized in April 2023 while working on the movie in Atlanta. His family and close friends did a greatContinue reading “‘Back In Action’ Lacking In Much Action And Originality”
‘Running Man’ A Sensational Warning Of A Future Closely Approaching
Note: This post does contain spoilers to this and other movies. One the surface, a movie like 1987’s The Running Man seems to be more of a typical Arnold Schwarzenegger action fare. But under the surface is a satire and maybe a warning of a future that seems vastly approaching to a reality. Now thatContinue reading “‘Running Man’ A Sensational Warning Of A Future Closely Approaching”
‘Queer’ Is Quite Straight
I’m going to be brutally honest here. Just because a movie, TV show or literary work covers a subject matter that is (or in this case) was hardly ever discussed, it doesn’t make it automatically great. William S. Burroughs was part of the Beat Generation, but we have to wonder was he consider good becauseContinue reading “‘Queer’ Is Quite Straight”
David Lynch Made Avant-Garde Cinema/TV Mainstream
I’ve often said even when David Lynch made a bad movie, it was still a lot better than some other director’s best movies. I remember watching the 2002 Academy Awards telecast and very briefly there was a shot of Lynch standing next to Robert Altman as they were casually talking. It was one of thoseContinue reading “David Lynch Made Avant-Garde Cinema/TV Mainstream”
‘Ravenous’ Has A Huge Bite
A movie like Ravenous takes a very tender subject and turns it on its side. Cannibalism has always kind of been one of those odd topics for horror. The eating of human flesh is still a cliched trope but reports are coming out that it’s quite possible in the respective colonial and antebellum days ofContinue reading “‘Ravenous’ Has A Huge Bite”
‘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”
Rest In Power, Art Evans
Sometimes events in the universe happen in the oddest ways. Art Evans, a long-time veteran character actor, passed away on Dec. 21, the first day of winter and just four days away from Christmas. It was in Die Hard 2 where Evans portrayed one of his most memorable roles as a Leslie Barnes, the chiefContinue reading “Rest In Power, Art Evans”
‘Carry-On’ Is One Good ‘Die Hard/Mission: Impossible’ Imitator
Carry-On might be the best Die Hard or Mission: Impossible Bruce Willis and Tom Cruise never made. Set mostly in the vast terminal that is Los Angeles International Airport, it feels more suited for streaming than it does for the big screen. This is one of those movies that uses tension rather than wham-bam action,Continue reading “‘Carry-On’ Is One Good ‘Die Hard/Mission: Impossible’ Imitator”
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