Donald Gibb may have never won an Oscar or Emmy but his 6-foot-4 hulking feature made him a memorable actor. Originally playing for the San Diego Chargers, his sports career was sidelined early following an injury from an automobile accident. But who better to play a football player than a football player? In 1984, heContinue reading “RIP Donald Gibb, aka Ogre”
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‘Dead Alive’ Isn’t Your Typical ‘Braindead’ Zombie Flick
Sometimes fame and fortune doesn’t have the end results we expect. While some filmmakers might think a lot of awards and recognition might bring them more freedom, I think it has the opposite effect sometimes. Now, Peter Jackson is an Oscar-winning filmmaker and respected documentary producer. But about 40 years ago, he was a youngContinue reading “‘Dead Alive’ Isn’t Your Typical ‘Braindead’ Zombie Flick”
Swipe Left On ‘DTF St. Louis’
We’ve kinda reached the point where movie studios are only throwing money at big budget movies that stories like “DTF St. Louis” are being released as limited series. But what should’ve been a two-hour family drama movie in the vein of “Rashomon” is a shaggy dog story that is stretched over seven episodes that areContinue reading “Swipe Left On ‘DTF St. Louis’”
It’s Time To Give ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ The Hook
Back in 1997, a friend and I went to go to the movies. “Jungle 2 Jungle,” Tim Allen’s followup to “The Santa Clause” was about to be released. The movie was a remake of the French movie “Little Indian Big City” which had been heavily panned by critics when it opened in America a yearContinue reading “It’s Time To Give ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ The Hook”
‘Pizza Movie’ Turns Stale And Cold Losing Its Buzz Too Quickly
Gatan Matazarro became famous for his role as Dustin Henderson on “Stranger Things.” The character was a loveable geek who was very book smart but not always with when it came to common sense and he wasn’t too popular. Even school outcast Eddie Munson was cautious of him before the two learned more about eachContinue reading “‘Pizza Movie’ Turns Stale And Cold Losing Its Buzz Too Quickly”
‘Dead Of Winter’ Has Thrills
In the mid-1990s, Emma Thompson became an A-lister she appeared in many period piece movies mostly made by the Merchant-Ivory filmmakers. She won an Oscar for acting for “Howard’s End” and an Oscar for adapted screenplay for “Sense and Sensibility.” But it seemed she was already getting typecast. Thankfully Mike Nichols cast her as aContinue reading “‘Dead Of Winter’ Has Thrills”
‘Friday Night At Freddy’s 2’ Feels Like Filler For Future Franchise Film
“Friday Night at Freddy’s 2” might be one of the most useless, extraneous, pointless sequels ever made. The first movie came out in 2023 almost 10 years after the video game franchise started. During that time, there was “The Banana Splits Movie,” “Willy’s Wonderland” and horror short “The Hug.” Still there could have been someContinue reading “‘Friday Night At Freddy’s 2’ Feels Like Filler For Future Franchise Film”
‘The ‘Burbs’ Overstays Its Welcome
“The ‘Burbs” is a very underrated movie that blends dark humor with social commentary on who are the weird people in your neighborhood and who are just quite. Why is our society always focusing on being socialable? Dana Olsen who wrote the movie said when he told people what he was doing everyone had aContinue reading “‘The ‘Burbs’ Overstays Its Welcome”
Movie Trailers That Fooled Us
Today is April Fools Day. And every now and again movie trailers pull a prank on us. A lot of trailers are released months before a movie is released so test screenings and reshoots can often result in scenes being cut. And sometimes actors are portrayed more prominently in the trailers even though they haveContinue reading “Movie Trailers That Fooled Us”
‘Gunslingers’ Misfire On All Level
I’ve never understood the appeal of Stephen Dorf. The son of songwriter Steve Dorf, he’s another “Nepo Baby” that overestimated his abilities and his popularity. There were a few times here and there where he wasn’t too bad. His performance in the third season of True Detective alongside Mahershala Ali has been his best so far in a nearly 40-year career. But he mostly just gives off a vibeContinue reading “‘Gunslingers’ Misfire On All Level”
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