I loved the first two Scary Movie flicks even though the second one wasn’t as good but that could’ve been because of the rushed production. But there still was some great moments especially by Chris Elliott, the late Tim Curry and a scene where Shorty (Marlon Wayans) is rolled up in a bedsheet by aContinue reading “Sixth ‘Scary Movie’ Flick Isn’t The Shit, Just Shit”
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‘The Muppet Show’ At 50: The Iconic Show Remains Timeless
In 2011, The Muppets was released in theaters. It was the first feature movie to be released by Disney. Muppets From Space in 1999 lacked a lot of the charm of the previous movies. Disney instead made TV movies once they purchased the franchise in the 2000s. But by the time it was in theaters,Continue reading “‘The Muppet Show’ At 50: The Iconic Show Remains Timeless”
‘The Sheep Detectives’ Isn’t Baaahd At All
The year 2026 may be the Year of the Horse on the Chinese zodiac but so far we’ve had an octopus narrating a family drama in Remarkably Bright Creatures, Wile E. Coyote is getting his moment in the spotlight after a long battle. Even that Animal Farm movie had some time at the multiplexes evenContinue reading “‘The Sheep Detectives’ Isn’t Baaahd At All”
‘Night Of The Creeps’ At 40: How An Homage Movie Became A Cult Classic
A movie like Night of the Creeps was probably never intended to be a big success. First time director Fred Dekker had been an up-and-coming writer in Hollywood when he got the chance to direct the movie. It’s a zombie movie that’s actually about zombies not flesh eating ghouls. Yet going into the movie, peopleContinue reading “‘Night Of The Creeps’ At 40: How An Homage Movie Became A Cult Classic”
Rest In Power, Dolly!
One of the first movies I remember watching is 9 to 5, which was on HBO a lot back in the 1980s. It was Dolly Parton’s first movie role even though she had appeared on TV before. Like myself, she grew up in Appalachia even though eastern Tennessee was a lot more rural than whereContinue reading “Rest In Power, Dolly!”
‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Such A Delight
On the surface Remarkably Bright Creatures is a Hallmark type of movie about people who live in a coastal town in the Pacific Northwest where they all seem to get along. It’s easy to believe the aquarium which is only a modestly sized building for a facility is able to stay open just on theContinue reading “‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ Such A Delight”
RIP Hayden Panettiere
I was shocked to hear of the death of Hayden Panettiere over the weekend. Even more shocking was I had watched Scream 4 earlier that day. She had played Kirby Reed in that movie as well as the sixth one. It was a long rumored fan theory that Kirby survived her injuries at the endContinue reading “RIP Hayden Panettiere”
‘Transformers’ Animated Movie At 40: What Went Wrong?
By the time The Transformers: The Movie hit theaters on this date 40 years ago, the commercials hinted that Optimus Prime, the leader of the Autobots was going to be killed by Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. But was it just a ploy to get more people in the theaters. The Transformers were a popularContinue reading “‘Transformers’ Animated Movie At 40: What Went Wrong?”
‘A Better Tomorrow’ At 40: The Action Movie Made A Huge Impact
By the mid-1980s, people of Southeast Asia still weren’t equally represented in American mass media. (Just look at Lonf Duk Dong.) Movies like The Killing Fields portrayed them as victims, villains or friends of white people who were the lead. Even though that movie is based on a real story of violence and genocide, youContinue reading “‘A Better Tomorrow’ At 40: The Action Movie Made A Huge Impact”
‘Howard The Duck’ At 40
In the summer of 1986, Howard the Duck was anticipated to be the next biggest thing. Commercials and trailers teased the titular character. George Lucas spearheaded it as executive producer. The husband-wife duo of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz wrote the script with Huyck directing. They had co-wrote American Graffiti with Lucas. What could goContinue reading “‘Howard The Duck’ At 40”