In light of recent events, I thought of looking back at the Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force. This post does contain spoilers! I’ve argued with a lot of people that Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) isn’t as fascist as people have thought. If you look at the first Dirty Harry, it’s more of a cat-and-mouseContinue reading “‘Magnum Force’ Proves Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right”
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‘Saturday Night’ Is Dead Air
Back in the early 1990s, late comic/actor Garry Shandling made TV paydirt with The Larry Sanders Show. This was back when HBO was still considered a hack premium pay cable network that’s only success in original programming was the 1st and 10 and Real Sex. The TV show was about a satire of Hollywood andContinue reading “‘Saturday Night’ Is Dead Air”
‘Smoke’ Gets Lost In Absurd Cloud
AppleTV seems to be the go-to streaming service for TV shows and limited series now. For a while HBO held that glory but the emergence of streaming led to Netflix briefly having the honor. But the executives there decide it was best to cancel shows people liked. Now, it’s cyclical. I still think HBO MaxContinue reading “‘Smoke’ Gets Lost In Absurd Cloud”
‘The Faculty’ Is Old-School Sci-Fi/Horror That Makes The Grade
The Faculty is one of those horror movies that is the last of its kind. Released in late December 1998, no one associated with the production could’ve ever thought of the massacre four months later at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. There’s no way a movie like this could be filmed now and thoseContinue reading “‘The Faculty’ Is Old-School Sci-Fi/Horror That Makes The Grade”
Rest In Power, Graham Greene
Graham Greene was 37 when he was cast in the role that would forever change his life and career. He had been acting in a few small roles on the TV and in movies. Born on the Six Nations Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario, he had been acting since his early 20s. But in 1989, heContinue reading “Rest In Power, Graham Greene”
Ah, Shucks For ‘Clown In A Cornfield’
I have to hand it to Eli Roth. I’ve not liked a lot of his movies and think he’s way too full of himself a lot of times just like his one of his collaborators, Quentin Tarantino. But his 2023 movie Thanksgiving was a great ode to the 1980s slasher craze with some social commentaryContinue reading “Ah, Shucks For ‘Clown In A Cornfield’”
‘Kraven The Hunter’ Gets Poached
I’ve often wondered if people who work in some professions really like or hate their jobs to the point they’re embarrassed to tell anyone what they do. One of my friends was going to interview for a position at Adult Video News but decided at the last minute not to go because he wouldn’t knowContinue reading “‘Kraven The Hunter’ Gets Poached”
‘Stay Tuned’ Gets Mixed Reception
Stay Tuned is one of those movies that tries too hard to a movie for everyone that it never really pushes the boundaries of what it could’ve been capable of. This, I’m sure, is because the production company, Morgan Creek, was in need of a huge hit. That would come later in 1992 with theirContinue reading “‘Stay Tuned’ Gets Mixed Reception”
‘The Limey’ Is Terence Stamp’s Wonderful Masterpiece
A movie like The Limey is the type of movie an actor makes later in their career that comes after a previous flick causes a career resurgence. Terence Stamp, who recently died, had been working in the movies since the early 1960s when he was young and full of promise. Yet, there were a fewContinue reading “‘The Limey’ Is Terence Stamp’s Wonderful Masterpiece”
‘Drop’ A Thriller To Check Out
Dating in the Internet/digital age seems to be worse. In the olden days if you bumped into someone you thought you’d like to go on a date with, it was usually easy to tell. Blind dates have existed for a long time but they were usually set up by people you know. I’ve never hadContinue reading “‘Drop’ A Thriller To Check Out”
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