When I first heard of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, I thought it was an anthology film like Tales from the Darkside: The Movie or Trilogy of Terror. It’s not. Based on a series of books by Alvin Schwartz, the movie combines elements of stories found within theContinue Reading
Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) desperately wants to be a stand-up comedian. He’s never performed for an audience, however. He prefers to hone his act in his mother’s basement. After an encounter with talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis,) Rupert becomes increasingly delusional about his chances of breaking intoContinue Reading
For as long as I can remember, the United States has had an ongoing struggle regarding illegal immigrants crossing the U.S./Mexico border. Without getting partisan, many solutions have been proposed and implemented and each has had varying degrees of success. In 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump made a campaign promiseContinue Reading
By now, everyone who is interested in this movie knows why it exists. In case you don’t, I’ll try to explain but, bear with me, it’s a long story. Zack Snyder, director of Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, was working on Justice League in 2016.Continue Reading
Whenever there is a country that Americans perceive as an enemy, someone eventually says, “We should nuke them back to the Stone Age” or something similar. It’s a comment meant to dehumanize the threat. It originates from ignorance, hate, or a combination of the two. If more people could seeContinue Reading
Barbra (Judith O’Dea) and Johnny (Russell Streiner) drive to a cemetery to place a wreath on their father’s grave. As Johnny teases Barbra about her fear of cemeteries, a seemingly dazed man attacks them. Johnny wrestles with him and falls, hitting his head on a tombstone. Barbra escapes in theirContinue Reading
Every time I’d heard about Phantom of the Paradise, it was always referred to as a takeoff on the Phantom of the Opera. So, when I decided to watch it, I really wasn’t prepared for the film as it is. It is very reminiscent of Phantom of the Opera but it’sContinue Reading