The Great Escape
(By moviegoods.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6629076) I’ve been thinking on this film for a few days and wondering why it didn’t quite connect with me. I’m not the world’s biggest fan of WWII films, to be fair. Not because of the time period or the events. But because too often filmmakers use the setting to say…
Sorry, My Vote Will Cost One Million
(Photo by Jonathan Borba from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/one-hundred-dollar-bills-14820416/) Last night President Donald Trump offered $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win the midterm elections. I think this is a fantastic idea. Elected officials should not be wasting time trying to win anyone’s vote based on silly things like policy or ideas. We all know they…
Saint Maud
(By IMP Awards, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62765453) This film was at threat of becoming a discarded “air conditioning movie,” but I’m glad I stuck with it. I started watching this over a year ago on Prime, gave up on it around the first act, then finally returned to it last night to finish. I do that…
Charley Varrick (1973)
(By http://www.listology.com/content_show.cfm/content_id.21307/Movies, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2772929) At least now I know where Tarantino borrowed (or stole) that famous line from in Pulp Fiction. “I’m gonna call a couple of hard, pipe-hitting niggas to go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch.” Such a cold ass line from L.A. mob…
The Feminine Paradox
The Lindsay Clancy mistrial, while disturbing, is not really surprising. There is a thing in science called the Fermi Paradox, named after physicist Enrico Fermi. Basically, it relates to the contradiction that although there is likely a highly statistical probability that alien civilizations are out there (and in abundance), there is a complete lack of…
This Latest He-Man Film
I finally caught Masters of the Universe, the newest He-Man film, on Amazon Prime. Which turned out to be mostly fun and engaging, but doesn’t quite land in the Franchise Zone that it was clearly aiming for. And that may be for several reasons. One, the fantasy genre is tough as hell to break into.…
Is ‘Heat 2’ going to be Michael Mann’s ‘The Irishman’? Or ‘Gladiator 2’?
For those unaware, Michael Mann is planning to direct Heat 2. He also co-authored the novel with Meg Gardiner that is, of course, a sequel to the classic 1995 hit Heat starring Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino and the late great Val Kilmer. The book is centered on the character of Chris Shiherlis, who, you’ll recall,…
Thoughts On Adapting My Slasher Novella Into A Screenplay
So, a while back in October last year, I mentioned how I had written my first slasher novella since high school. It was a fun little project titled Cutthroat. Here’s the updated synopsis: A group of job applicants arrive at a highrise for an interview, only to find themselves trapped and fighting for their lives…
Is Speed Dating Worth It In 2026?
(NOTE: The above does not typically happen during a speed dating event.) Yesterday, I attended my first speed dating event in nearly 15 years. To put that in perspective, in 2011 we were only on the iPhone 4S. Bitcoin was as low as thirty cents. I hadn’t even moved out to the frozen hellscape of…
How Boomers Actually Got Screwed By Cheap Housing
The true cost of buying a house for a “pint of blueberries.” Every once in a while I like to indulge in a bit of “nostalgia-gazing.” This is when you look backward and become wistfully lost in reminiscence. Maybe you look up old neighborhoods or homes you lived in, schools you attended, or places you…
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