“Suffering sunfish! GIRL pirates!!!“ The 1919 silent short film, Captain Kidd’s Kids, starred silent film legend Harold Lloyd, his longtime co-star, Bebe Daniels, and two other Harold Lloyd regulars, the perpetual second fiddle (but no less of a star) Snub Pollard, and Helen Gilmore, who had a successful career in a number of projects byContinue reading “Classic Cinema: Captain Kidd’s Kids (1919)”
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Wish Upon (2017)
“Be careful what you wish for….” I was completely unaware of 2017’s Wish Upon until I decided to do a random “horror” search on Peacock one night. The film, which stars Joey King, tells the story of Clare Shannon (King) and her use of a sinister Chinese wish box that her father (Ryan Phillippe) unwittinglyContinue reading “Wish Upon (2017)”
A Split Decision
Aboard The Cloverfield Station The Cloverfield Paradox is a paradox in more ways than one. For starters, it’s production was full of scheduling changes, story additions, ties to the Cloverfield universe supposedly shoehorned into the film, production company changes, etc. While these types of changes are par for the course in many major films, TCPContinue reading “A Split Decision”
Give Monster Trucks A Chance!
In An Almost Empty Theater A couple of weekends ago I had the opportunity to spend an entire Saturday with my son and no one else. The rest of my family was involved in an event that I was not obligated to attend and my son didn’t want to attend, so we had a Father/SonContinue reading “Give Monster Trucks A Chance!”
Reboot….Or A Bust(er)???
The Afterlife 1984’s Ghostbusters is a classic film that is loved by not only those that grew up with it and its sequel (and the cartoons, video games, etc.), but by fans of all ages up to and including the youngsters of today. I have watched this film with my family and friends on multipleContinue reading “Reboot….Or A Bust(er)???”
A Web Of Confusion
Lake Charles, LA I saw The Amazing Spider-Man 2 this weekend and I have to admit that I really enjoyed it for the most part. The story builds upon the events that occurred in The Amazing Spider-Man, picking up with our favorite wallcrawler having firmly established himself as the hero of NYC and about toContinue reading “A Web Of Confusion”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 