*****UPPERCUT SPOILERS AHEAD!!***** 40 Years Ago In the summer of 1982, I saw my first theatrical “Rocky” movie, “Rocky III.” I’d already seen the first two on TV and home video, but seeing them on a big screen with an audience was a lot more engaging. It was also one of the few movie franchises…
Month: December 2022
Netflix’s “Wednesday” (2022) paints it black…
*****SPOOKY SPOILERS!!***** “They’re creepy and they’re kooky…” In 1964, monsters and horror were increasingly mainstream on broadcast TV, as evidenced by the popularity of Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone” and “The Outer Limits.” CBS’s “The Munsters” and ABC’s “The Addams Family” attempted to cash in on this trend by upending traditional family sitcoms such as…
Going to (almost) see “Avatar: The Way of Water” today…
Decision. For the first time in 22 months, I said to myself, “I am going to the movies today.” During the COVID pandemic, I admit that I’ve become a bit of a germaphobe. After buying a digital projector in 2020, I’ve also settled into the habit of streaming/watching movies primarily at home. With a 7…
Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” (2022) is a timeless tale told through a glass, darkly…
******TERRIBLE DOGFISH-SIZED SPOILERS!!****** “When you wish upon a star…” While I don’t remember ever actually reading Carlo Collodi’s 19th century children’s classic, “Pinocchio,” I do remember seeing the 1940 Disney movie on TV as a kid (and later on laserdisc), and it more or less holds up today. The classic Jiminy Cricket sung-ditty “When You…
Star Trek: The Original Series; examining “Metamorphosis,” 55 years later…
*****55-YEAR OLD STARSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!***** The Star Trek Original Series (TOS) episode “Metamorphosis” was first broadcast via the NBC network on November 10th, 1967. This was a heady time for the sophomore series, with creator Gene Roddenberry producing, along with some terrific writing talent attached to the show, including script editor Dorothy Fontana (1939-2019), and prolific…
The trailer for 2023’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” whips it good…
The Trailer. Lucasfilm/Disney has released the first trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” which is due to arrive in theaters on June 30th, 2023. While star Harrison Ford returns, this marks the first Indiana Jones movie to not be directed by longtime series director Steven Spielberg. Taking the reins for this adventure…
AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire”(2022) offers a new take on Anne Rice’s bloodsuckers…
*****BLOODY SPOILERS AHEAD!!***** Anne Rice’s Legacy The late Anne Rice (1941-2021) upended the traditional vampire novel by telling the story from the bloodsucker’s perspective in her groundbreaking 1976 novel, “Interview with the Vampire.” The book was a sensation; breaking new ground in gothic horror and erotic fiction, with its pansexual creatures of the night serving…