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”
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‘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”
I Watched ‘Melania’ So You Don’t Have To (And You Really Shouldn’t)
To call Melania is a documentary is an insult. Even though movies like Nanook of the North and Super Size Me have been exposed for faking a lot of the content, they pale in comparison. And to call it a vanity project is an insult to all the vanity projects Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith make. That’s how bad it is. Supposedly, this “documentary” was filmed over threeContinue reading “I Watched ‘Melania’ So You Don’t Have To (And You Really Shouldn’t)”
‘Code Of Silence’ Was Chuck Norris’ Best Movie As It Feels Different
I remember back around 1990 comic/actor Robert Wuhl said during a stand-up routine that if you counted all the good Burt Reynolds movies on one hand, you’d still have some fingers left over. This was around the time he had appeared in the crime comedy Breaking In directed by Bill Forsyth. But it still wasn’t enough as he had to turn to TV toContinue reading “‘Code Of Silence’ Was Chuck Norris’ Best Movie As It Feels Different”
Old Hat For ‘Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood’
The following post contains spoilers! After the fan backlash over Friday the 13th : A New Beginning which attempted to take the franchise in a different direction where Tommy Jarvis turns into a killer following too much trauma, Jason Vorhees was brought back from the dead in the sixth movie. Incidentally, the fifth movie made more money compared to its meager budget asContinue reading “Old Hat For ‘Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood’”
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