I admit to having felt a fair degree of trepidation when The Naked Gun was announced. Legacy sequels are, by and large, unnecessary, unwarranted, unwanted, and underwhelming. I understand the nature of the beast that is the entertainment industry's current business model, where basically nothing can get greenlit if it isn't associated with a well-known … Continue reading Living Up to Leslie – The Naked Gun
I've mentioned my professional work a fair few times on this blog. If you've somehow missed those occasions, here's the gist. I work primarily in game shows, both as a writer and an on-set judge. Essentially, my job is to create content for the games - and depending on the project help form the game … Continue reading Beating the Game – The Luckiest Man in America
From the moment Inside Out 2 was announced, I was a bit apprehensive. I put this down to two things. One is that I love the original Inside Out so, so much, that I didn't want its legacy to be potentially ruined by an underwhelming sequel. We're talking about my favorite film of the 2010s, … Continue reading Hi, Anxiety! – Inside Out 2
First things first, my apologies for not getting this column out sooner, as we're already into Labor Day Weekend, and some of the "films" (air quotes) mentioned here have already been released. The last few weeks have been insanely busy with my 9-to-5, leaving very little time to take care of business here. I still … Continue reading This Film is Not Yet Watchable – September 2021
I feel like singing. It doesn't happen all that often, but every once in a while, a movie comes along that puts a song in my heart. I was just as surprised as anyone else that this would be the one to do it, but I cannot deny it when inspiration strikes. So sit back, … Continue reading Crime Continues to Pay – Cruella
One of the more tragic things that's happened in recent cinema history is the decline of Clint Eastwood. One of the greatest actors and filmmakers of all time has sadly receded into a parody of himself, figuratively becoming the old man who yells at kids to get off his lawn after literally playing that figure … Continue reading There is a Bomb at Your Local Cinema; It Lasts 129 Minutes – Richard Jewell
It's been a really good year so far for movies that bring racism to light. We've had pantheon films like Sorry to Bother You and Blindspotting, and even middling fare like Gringo can still get the point across with some degree of skill. Now we have Spike Lee's latest joint (I've always loved that term), BlacKkKlansman, an amazingly stylized … Continue reading Very Fine People On Only One Side – BlacKkKlansman
I Actually Paid To See This 