Picture it, mid-June 1993. Thousands, if not millions flocked to the movie theaters to see Jurassic Park. The juggernaut Hollywood blockbuster defined the summer of 1993. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Action Hero made the foolish mistake of opening the week after. Even though the Governator said that Jurassic Park had moved its release date to JuneContinue reading “Yabba-Dabba-Don’t! ‘The Flintstones’ At 30 Still A Rocky Adaptation”
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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Shines In Extraordinary Fashion
I missed the first season of True Detective with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and stayed away from the second season upon hearing the criticism. But the third season which took place in northwestern Arkansas, a couple hundred miles away from my doorstep intrigued me. I must admit the flashing through different time frames asContinue reading “‘True Detective: Night Country’ Shines In Extraordinary Fashion”
‘Ted’ Works Best As Sitcom Parody But Still Feels A Bit Overstuffed
There was a joke on a Family Guy episode in which they did some Seth MacFarlane self-parody with the line is “Yeah, he watched TV in the 80s. We get it.” When Family Guy burst on the scene in 1999 after the Super Bowl, it reflected a growing change in movies and TV that decadeContinue reading “‘Ted’ Works Best As Sitcom Parody But Still Feels A Bit Overstuffed”
