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Yes, another horror film. It seems to be the zeitgeist of our unsettling times.
Yes, another horror film. It seems to be the zeitgeist of our unsettling times.
Director Jordan Peele has become the frightmeister du jour — his three horror films cementing his position as today’s scariest storyteller. Yo…
Last week when we shared the Independence’s Top 10 Film Noir list, little did we expect the outpouring of fans of these so-called Dark Movies.…
My wife and I did it backwards. While living in Key West, we bought an RV camper to take trips to the north. However, in the movie “The Leisur…
If you saw “X,” the recent slasher film by Ti West, you will definitely want to see “Pearl : An X-traordinary Origin Story.” This prequel is c…
Ary de Resende Barroso’s samba song “Brazil” has been performed by such diverse singers as Bing Crosby, Harry Belafonte, Paul Anka and Dionne …
Recently I enjoyed a retrospective screening of “Body Heat,” my favorite neo-noir film. My review inspired several readers to ask about other …
No, “Barbarian” isn’t an updated Conan movie. Nor is it about takeover moneymen at the gates of Nabisco.
I have an original recording of Paul Robeson singing “Ol’ Man River.” It was a given to me by his son, Paul Robeson Jr. They looked quite a bi…
In this week’s movie review, we found the new horror movie “Barbarian” to be somewhat confusing name. It’s hard to come up with just the right…
I used to own a publishing company that specialized in neo-noir mysteries. So you can expect that I’m a fan of noir and neo-noir movies.
Religious cults can range from Jonestown to Scientology. Some would even lump in Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, as well as ministries like Jerry F…
My grandmother thought I was going to grow up to become a minister. That’s because I could debate the Bible so well with the local pastor. Lit…
Recently, my movie pal Randy Becker shared his Top 10 favorite train movies with us. Among other things, he’s a former train engineer. His lis…
In college (I got a bachelor’s degree at Stetson), those of us in the Art Department always threw a “Welcome the Hurricane” party when faced w…
My brother is the family genealogist. He keeps us up-to-date on little-known branches of the family tree. And by urging our DNA testing, he’s …
OK, all you slacker types out there, those of you who play video games all day and watch anime movies, here’s one for you.
A few weeks ago, we looked at Top 10 pet movies. These were mostly films about dogs and cats, but we acknowledged that many other kinds of pet…
Monty Python once did a funny sketch that concluded, “Nothing happened.” At a casual viewing, audiences may come to the same conclusion about …
Recently, re-watching the Julie Andrews comedy “Victor/Victoria” (1982) sparked my search for other films with a drag theme.
As I write these words, I’m am sitting in Firefly Cove, a small gated community in Lake Lure, North Carolina. From where I sit, I can see the …
I saw “Victor/Victoria” on Broadway, a production starring Raquel Welch. I have to admit the prospect of seeing a sex symbol masquerading as a…
A tornado is a destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud. Yes, that’s what blew Dorothy Ga…
Brad Pitt’s “Bullet Train” got me musing about favorite train movies. But I step aside and turn this week’s Top 10 list over to my movie buddy…
I could easily imagine myself in this new Brad Pitt movie called “Bullet Train.” I’ve ridden the Shinkansen, that high-speed railway from Kyot…
This week’s movie review about the “DC League of Super-Pets” got us thinking about pet movies … even if they’re not super. (Actually, all pets…