When Beavis & ButtHead originally appeared on MTV for the first time, I was convinced the apocalypse was close at hand. I found the humor almost as crude as the artwork. A friend of mine — who I thought was insane at the time — told me how much heContinue Reading
For those who don’t know, The Kids in the Hall are an extremely weird, off-the-wall and hilarious comedy troupe somewhat in the vein of Monty Python. They’re Canadian, however, so their humor is not quite as hard to swallow (or “get”) as some people find Monty Python’s. Brain Candy isContinue Reading
After conquering the box-office around the world, Bean comes to the U. S. to try and duplicate its success here. Bean, played by Rowan Atkinson, is like a somewhat devious Jim Carrey character; except that Carrey’s characters, for the most part, have an endearing quality that makes their antics aContinue Reading
Julia Roberts’ true acting career started out with this fine little movie about love and life in the fishing community of Mystic, Connecticut. In the film, Julia plays Daisy, one of two sisters working at a pizzeria called Mystic Pizza. Daisy is basically a slacker, who lives off her looksContinue Reading
In the 1970’s, Mel Brooks was responsible for funny films like Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie and Young Frankenstein. They may not have been the greatest movies of that time period, but they made you laugh enough to overlook their obvious flaws. Lately, he’s been dealing in low-brow “comedies” that doContinue Reading
Despite being one of the biggest box-office draws in Asia, Jackie Chan had failed to achieve anything approaching modest success here in America until 1996. His first two U.S. backed movies, The Big Brawl and The Protector, were both relative failures. His third attempt to crack the U.S. market wasContinue Reading
After Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy, and Flatliners, Julia Roberts’ movie career has been less-than-sizzling. Yes, she’s been in some fairly decent movies but, apparently, if a female movie star doesn’t rake in $100 million everytime out, she’s perceived as a failure. My Best Friend’s Wedding has been oneContinue Reading