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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‘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”
‘Weapons’ Is A Total Misfire
A movie like Weapons really gets under my skin early on and I’m disappointed with the outcome. I give writer/director Zach Cregger credit for filming most of the movie in the sunny atmosphere of small-town Pennsylvania, even though it was filmed outside of the Atlanta area. The blue skies and green-grass yards seem to be a good contrast to the terror that is lurking. The sun’sContinue reading “‘Weapons’ Is A Total Misfire”
‘Shutter Island’ Leaves You To Wonder What Is Real And What Isn’t
With the recent documentary series Mr. Scorsese about the life and work of Martin Scorsese, he says his collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio has been a way he can work to do more expensive projects. It’s been one of the most unusual collaborations as the director and former teen idol turned Oscar winner have a good track record. DiCaprio picks his projectsContinue reading “‘Shutter Island’ Leaves You To Wonder What Is Real And What Isn’t”
‘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”
‘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”
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”
‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Injects New Life, But It Needs Critical Care STAT
I was a big fan of Dexter when it aired on Showtime. But it was apparent after a while, it was running on empty. And like many fans, I felt Miami-area serial killer Dexter Morgan still need to atone for his sins and die. Instead he ended up looking like a lumberjack somewhere in theContinue reading “‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Injects New Life, But It Needs Critical Care STAT”
‘Parents’ Is An Acquired Taste
My grandfather used to go to deer hunting. One time he told us a joke about a father who brings home some venison meat from a hunt. His kids are unaware of what it is because it doesn’t smell like beef or pork. He tells his kids, “I’ll give you a hint. It’s something yourContinue reading “‘Parents’ Is An Acquired Taste”
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