Last Christmas (2019)
Emelia Clark is probably best known by audiences as the Dragon Queen on Game of Thrones. It might seem odd to place her in the lead of a romantic comedy set at Christmas to some,…
Universally Loved
Uncle Buck (1989)
What on EARTH took me so long to see this movie? A lot of the movies I review here are revisits of old friends or titles I have wanted to see and this was an…
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Comedy and horror can be tricky. Comedy has to hit you as a surprise. Horror is often the result of surprise. Typically comedies and horror films have difficulty “holding up” over the years. Taste in…
Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
Halloween is a time for surprises and this one caught me by surprise. The seventh film in the Tremors series (and one shortlived TV show) was released and it is in fact real. Tremors: Shrieker…
Darkroom (1981 TV Series)
James Coburn goes DARK When the past comes calling, sometimes it is very disappointing. I was bracing myself for that experience when diving back into 1981’s Darkroom. I had fond memories of the show, but…
Save Yourselves! (2020)
Here’s the concept: What if two technology addicted Millenial hipsters were met with an alien invasion when they haven’t been able to handle “adulting” yet without a top 10 list from the internet? Here’s your…
Killer High (2018)
Pick from Peacock One of the flicks popping up on Peacock for Halloween is Killer High (2018). Originally this was a made for SyFy Channel creature feature, which generally are just plain awful crud that…
Peacock’s Halloween picks are FANTASTIC!
One of the things that always attracted me to Universal is their ability to embrace “Joe Six Pack” type entertainment, particularly horror. No other major studio celebrates their relationship with horror. Even Disney has a…
Flower Drum Song (1961)
Flower Drum Song is free with Prime at the time of this article’s release This is going to be a tricky review. With the current view of films based on other cultures and Hollywood’s “whitewashing”…
Comcast and Roku accede to including Peacock on their platform
Streaming is where it is at these days, and Peacock made a big move getting past their difficulties with Roku and landing on the platform. Peacock News came this week with articles such as this:…