TV Talk – Scream: The TV Series (Seasons 1-2)
“Do you like scary movies?” What about TV shows based off them? In 2015, MTV released a TV show in the name and premise of Scream. There are benefits to a longer-form drama based off a slasher flick, like deeper … Continued
My Least Favourite 10 Movies of 2020
As every minor in a storm knows, sometimes you have to dredge through some mud to find the gold. As any fish trawler knows, you don’t always catch trophies. Every movie starts out with the opportunity to create something fantastic … Continued
My Favourite 10 Movies of 2020
It’s the most wonderful time of the year; a time where to look back through the year that was and bring you my top 10 favourite movies of the year. Despite the most topsy-turvy year in cinema, thanks to a … Continued
2020 Reviews – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
I keep calling this movie ‘Big Mamma’s Black Ass’; what is it actually called? Oh, I’m not far off. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is looking like high priority viewing with award season in mind, and the last movie I’ll sneak … Continued
2020 Reviews – The Prom
Changing the lyrics and singing ‘Shake your Prom-Prom’ > ‘Shake Your Bon-Bon’ by Ricky Martin. Changing the lyrics and singing ‘The Prom Song’ > ‘The Thong Song’ by Sisqo. I have spoken. Barry Glickman (James Corden) and Dee Dee Allen … Continued
2020 Reviews – The Witches
Permit me to reveal my inner-self, as if I were Nikki Glaser, and confess – I remember when I watched the 1990 version of The Witches, when I was about 10, I found the scene where the group of women … Continued
2020 Reviews – Fatman
Listen, Santa has been used in comedies, family dramas and horror films for years – why not an action movie? Mel Gibson’s Santa Claus looks like a mean motherfucker, and I believe a man who can achieve the feats that … Continued
2020 Reviews – Black Beauty
Count your lucky stars! With so many movies coming out in 2020 based off classic children’s literature I have been repetitive in saying, ‘The Call of the Wild; the book is better.’ ‘The Secret Garden; the book is better.’ Well, … Continued
2020 Reviews – Godmothered
Phew! Well after Mank, I need a palate cleanser; fairy Godmothers on Disney+ should do the trick. Eleanor Bloomingbottom (Jillian Bell) is the youngest fairy Godmother in the Motherland, the place where Godmothers live. Although she is not yet fully … Continued
2020 Reviews – Mank
What the hell, Netflix! Mank comes out and it doesn’t come up as a featured new release? Mank is directed by David Fincher, one of the best directors going around. It also stars the third most recent Best Actor Oscar … Continued