‘Brats’ Unpacks The Real Story

The ironic thing of the Brat Pack moniker that sprung up coined by writer David Plum of New York Magazine was that the actors it referred to were just thrust together into a handful of movies in the mid-1980s, but they weren’t very close. On top of that, it was the beginning of the endContinue reading “‘Brats’ Unpacks The Real Story”

‘The Stand’ Doesn’t Deliver As Well 30 Years Later

The Stand may be Stephen King’s best novel according to all of his fans and critics. The novel was published so early in his career as a published novelist that such a massive book could’ve very easily ended his career if it wasn’t so well-received. Set mostly in an apocalyptic world where a superflu calledContinue reading “‘The Stand’ Doesn’t Deliver As Well 30 Years Later”

‘The Breakfast Club’ Still Leaves A Bad Taste After Nearly 40 Years

I almost didn’t want to do this post. But I noticed that today is March 24, 2024. The Breakfast Club, a cornerstone movie in both teen angst, coming-of-age comedy/drama as well as showcasing The Brat Pack, is set on March 24, 1984 at the fictional Shermer High School in a suburb of Chicago. Five studentsContinue reading “‘The Breakfast Club’ Still Leaves A Bad Taste After Nearly 40 Years”