One of the earliest movies I remember seeing is 9 to 5, so I had known who Dabney Coleman was for a long time. His performance as the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot Frank Hart in the movie was so perfect. Coleman was able to balance the awful, cold-hearted sleaze with the sardonic, goofy, gullibleContinue reading “RIP Dabney Coleman”
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‘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”
‘Madame Web’ Weaves An Unstructured Pattern Of Superhero Tropes
In many ways, it’s almost fitting a movie like Madame Web takes place in 2003. During this time, Hollywood was still trying to find its footing on how to make superhero movies. Following the problems with Batman & Robin and whatever Steel was supposed to be, the Blade movies were the only thing keeping theContinue reading “‘Madame Web’ Weaves An Unstructured Pattern Of Superhero Tropes”
Roger Corman Was The John The Baptist Of American Cinema
In the mid-1970s, Ron Howard was attempting to make a name for himself as a movie director after he had grown up over the years as a child actor. For a man who had appeared on two popular TV shows, been in the Oscar-nominated American Graffiti and even co-starred alongside The Duke himself John WayneContinue reading “Roger Corman Was The John The Baptist Of American Cinema”
‘Dawn’ Good Remake Of Dead Horror Classic Released 20 Years Ago
Twenty years ago when I first saw the commercials for the Dawn of the Dead remake, I groaned. The original by George A. Romero isn’t perfect but its few flaws are easy to dismiss for how great it’s made. Set mostly at a shopping mall in the suburbs of Pennsylvania, it was social commentary onContinue reading “‘Dawn’ Good Remake Of Dead Horror Classic Released 20 Years Ago”
‘Miller’s Girl’ Is About As Erotic As Marjorie Taylor Greene Naked On A Cold Day
There’s been so much talk in the media about Miller’s Girl that I was expecting something more. For the most part, it plays like a Red Shoe Diaries episode that has been stretched out to an hour and a half and there’s no sex. Sorry. If you don’t want to read this blog any further,Continue reading “‘Miller’s Girl’ Is About As Erotic As Marjorie Taylor Greene Naked On A Cold Day”
‘The Phantom Menace’ At 25
In the history of American Cinema, very few movies have been as anticipated as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. With the popularity of the Internet in the 1990s, more and more people began to talk about the possibility of the much-rumored prequel movies. The first time I ever saw a URL was whenContinue reading “‘The Phantom Menace’ At 25”
‘Joy Ride’ Is One Helluva Trip
Back in 1971, a young up-and-coming TV director named Steven Spielberg was given the opportunity to direct a TV movie in which Dennis Weaver played a businessman harassed by the driver of a tanker semi on desolate Southwestern highways. The movie was called Duel. There was such critical acclaim for it that the movie thatContinue reading “‘Joy Ride’ Is One Helluva Trip”
‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea
Picture it, 1989. George H.W. Bush had just been sworn in as President becoming only the second incumbent Vice-President to be elected to the Oval Office. Batman mania was spreading across the nation. The Berlin Wall was going to be torn down by year’s end. And everyone was dancing to “Walk the Dinosaur.” It wasContinue reading “‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea”
‘The Royal Hotel’ Offers No Frills
The marketing for The Royal Hotel indicates it’s a thriller/mystery. But the only mystery is why should this movie exists. It reminds me of those independent movies you’d see in the 1990s and 2000s with some names of recognizable actors so you’d rent it. Yet after an hour and a half later, felt like youContinue reading “‘The Royal Hotel’ Offers No Frills”
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