A Critical Reavaluation- "Batman & Robin"
Twenty years ago today, "the worst movie of all time" was released. If you really think that "B&R" is the worst movie ever, you've led a very sheltered life, because that's not even close to...
View ArticleR.I.P. John G. Avildsen 1935-2017
On June 16th, director John G. Avildsen died of pancreatic cancer at age 81. If his name isn't familiar to you, it should be, because he only helped launch the two biggest underdog sports franchises...
View ArticleR.I.P. Jonathan Demme 1944-2017
On April 26th, veteran director Jonathan Demme quietly passed away after a battle with esophageal cancer and heart disease at age 73. At his peak, he was one of the best filmmakers in the world, and...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston
Twenty years ago today, the most beautiful woman in Hollywood history dazzled audiences in her first starring role in the instant classic "Picture Perfect". The small screen couldn't possibly...
View ArticleFranchise Review- Men in Black 1997-2012
Twenty years ago, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones took an obscure comic book and made the biggest movie of the summer(has it really been that long?). That wasn't supposed to happen with Spielberg's...
View ArticleThe Great Movies- Fatal Attraction
I could make a list of all the domestic thrillers that "Fatal" influenced, but there wouldn't be enough room in this article. Give yourself a gold star if you knew that Clint Eastwood told a similar...
View ArticleFranchise Review- Rambo
Thirty-five years ago, Sylvester Stallone launched his OTHER legendary franchise character whose name starts with an R and contains five letters. It's been a long road, and if you're a male with an...
View ArticleFranchise Review- Poltergeist
Thirty-five years ago, Hooper(or Steven Spielberg) made the ultimate haunted house movie. "Poltergeist" seems to get overshadowed by concurrent longer-running horror franchises, but not on my blog....
View ArticleSomething's Rotten over at Rotten Tomatoes
Steppenwolf and Lex Luthor aren't their only adversaries. It's the one-stop shop for finding out if a movie is worth your precious time and money. Rotten Tomatoes is for people that can't be bothered...
View ArticleThe 60 Best Characters of the '60s
It's safe to say we were in love with Goldie from the start(Kurt, you're a lucky man). Her first movie resulted in an Academy Award and a thirty-year film career. Think about that for a moment. Bubbly...
View ArticleThe Year in Review- 2017
Honorable Mentions"Split"(2017)"John Wick: Chapter 2"(2017)"Before I Fall"(2017)"Beauty and the Beast"(2017)"Fate of the Furious"(2017) The Rock and Vin Diesel rev up for the eighth episode. "Guardians...
View ArticleTwo Star Movies Vol. 5
"The Great Race"(1965)Although a box office hit in it's day, Blake Edwards' screwball comedy hasn't aged well. At all. I hope Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood were paid well, because this one...
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