Sitcom Characters Who Annoy Friends With Their Musical Instruments

Folks have been sharing their memories of a national toy company that is going out of business, so I tried to recollect one of the few times I ever shopped there. Since my kids are both now in college, it has obviously been quite a while that I set foot in a toy store. One Christmas my daughter topped her list for Santa with a drum set, which she of course received. ...

Five Cult Films From The 60's You Should Watch If You Love To Laugh

If you are in the movie business, your main goal is to make a profitable product that will, in turn, help financially support other projects down the line. It's a rather unflattering way of looking at the film industry, but it ends up being the best way to help introduce the topic of cult films. ...

Five New Movie Releases To See This Summer

If you are a major movie buff, there are few things in life that get you pumped than finding out what new movie releases are coming up. While great new movies can be see throughout the entire year, you know you are stoked because it's summer, and that can only mean one thing - summer blockbuster! ...

The Ten Greatest Ian McKellen Movie Performances

"No openly gay man has ever won the Oscar; I wonder if that is prejudice or chance," So said Sir Ian McKellen earlier in 2016, querying the political inclusiveness of the Academy Awards. "My speech has been in two jackets... 'I'm proud to be the first openly gay man to win the Oscar.' I've had to put it back in my pocket twice." Both of these performances, the first in 'Gods and Monsters' (1998) and 'The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring' (2002) were certainly Oscar worthy, and both proved to be finer performances than either of the winners of the respective years. Though McKellen may have been bereft of an Oscar, his filmography would be enough to please any actor. ...

I Coulda Been Somebody, I Coulda Been A Contender!

A Reflection of On The Waterfront - A Spiritual Awakening? Although Terry complains that he "coulda been somebody", he finally does become somebody worthy of admiration. ...

Black Swan Film Review

A Film Critique/Analysis of Darren Aronofsky's Psychological Drama, Black Swan. A fantastic tale about obsession, ambition, and the destructive urge that come in the perfect pursuit of perfection in any and all artistic endeavors. ...

'Paterson' or The Non-Aligned Citizen - A Review

A politics-oriented take on the critically acclaimed movie "Paterson". A discussion on the non-aligned citizen in the movie's cinematic universe. ...

TV Characters Who Claim To Have Communicated With God

He turns one year any of eighty this week but, according to one of his finest songs, he has already spoken with God. That lengthy conversation Ian Hunter set to intricate acoustic guitar, and it closes out All American Alien Boy album. It was undoubtedly an ambitious undertaking, but the former front man of the English rock group Mott the Hoople pulled it off fabulously. ...