No one is indifferent to David Hasselhoff. He's the dude from Baywatch and Knight Rider, and his popularity is far-reaching. In fact, David Hasselhoff is to Germany what Jerry Lewis was at one time to France. 2012's The Christmas Consultant, which sports a great cast and plenty of awkward but good-hearted moments, seems to be one … Continue reading David Hasselhoff Will Make It All Better
Fly Me To Montana
We all know that holiday travel is notoriously hectic and possibly a headache-inducer. And of course, it's fodder for movies, good, not so good, and ill-advised. One of the latter is 2015's The Flight Before Christmas, although it might seem promising at the outset. It's a Lifetime movie, so expectations are low as it is, but … Continue reading Fly Me To Montana
Five Very Random Christmas Movies
It's kinda funny how blog posts come about. I figured I'd just review Snowed Inn Christmas, but then I saw that the algorithm was seeing fit to autoplay A Furry Little Christmas next. I figured, "Why not?" and decided to let the algorithm pick some movies for me. Well, five, anyway. Whatever I got, I would watch. … Continue reading Five Very Random Christmas Movies
Order Up
Anyone hungry? Restaurant kitchens, especially kitchens in fine dining restaurants, seem like inner sanctums. We don't know what goes on in there, but food emerges at the hands of servers almost like magic. In a way it's like a curtain going up, and like the theater, it can be plenty cutthroat, and not everyone makes … Continue reading Order Up
A Jana Kramer Film Festival
I just kinda fell into this one. After a weekend of interesting tumult but still tumult, a seemingly random Jana Kramer movie on Tubi looked like the polar opposite of all things Titanic. Until I saw that Tubi had four more movies lined up right behind it. Feeling lazy and a little curious, I thought, … Continue reading A Jana Kramer Film Festival
Luke Danes, Colorado Ranger
One thing's for sure: For the rest of his life, Scott Patterson will never be able to wear a baseball cap, backwards or otherwise, on any screen, big or small, without bringing Luke Danes to mind. While it's good for the legacy, it's frustrating for the career. Like everyone who becomes an icon, Patterson is … Continue reading Luke Danes, Colorado Ranger
If Movies Were Clickbait
We all know there are a lot of lame movies floating around out there, and the best ones are laughably bad. 2014's Treehouse, not so much. This monstrosity, which is set in the Ozarks, only garnered two critics' reviews and an abysmal thirteen percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, plus a whopping 3.8 rating on IMDb. … Continue reading If Movies Were Clickbait
Rachel Leigh Cook, Engineer
Stealing Paradise has been on my Amazon watchlist for so long that I can't remember how I found it or when I added it, but today is the day that I finally review it (All We Had, you're next). This 2012 TV movie is better than I thought it would be and not as good as I … Continue reading Rachel Leigh Cook, Engineer
Leave Well-Enough Alone. Please.
Here we go... Who doesn't have Robin Williams memories? I remember watching Mork and Mindy as a little kid. Heck, I had the suspenders. He was an unique talent with a bright, sharp, quick wit and explosive energy that refused to stay confined to a script. It's been ten years since he's been gone, and … Continue reading Leave Well-Enough Alone. Please.
Those Fabulous Franco Brothers
I can't believe I own The Disaster Artist on Blu-ray. I can't believe I own The Room on DVD. Heck, I can't believe I've seen The Room in the first place. Strange things happen when we become film bloggers. So yeah, The Disaster Artist, the 2017 flick which stars not one, but two Portuguese American actors, James Franco and his brother, … Continue reading Those Fabulous Franco Brothers
Another Day, Another Asylum Mockbuster
Asylum films seem to hit very similar notes. No matter what the subject matter is or who directs it, certain bits will always be there, and 2012's Super Cyclone is no different. It's kinda like Sharknado with the wind going whirly-twirly, only there aren't any sharks. Or Tara Reid. Or Ian Ziering. More on that in a bit. I … Continue reading Another Day, Another Asylum Mockbuster
Under the Golden Arches
Time to clock in... Few parts of modern culture are as ubiquitous as McDonald's. We all know this. No matter where we live, there's a McDonald's somewhere. Love it or hate it, that is pretty remarkable, as is the story behind the founding of McDonald's, which was sorta recounted in the 2016 film, The Founder. … Continue reading Under the Golden Arches
Have An Umbrella Handy
How to make a sequel? Let us count the ways. There's the Go Big Or Go Home method, where everything has to be bigger and better than the first movie or everyone will know the reason why. There's the Continuation method, where the story picks up where it leaves off and nothing really changes. There's … Continue reading Have An Umbrella Handy
Vampires, Werewolves, and Tags…Oh My
OK, the Pick My Movie Tag has come back to haunt me, and I'm good with that, because people have taken this thing and run with it, which is fun and highly gratifying (Thanks, blogosphere!). Anyway, my friend Sally of 18 Cinema Lane has tapped me in to write about a vampire film made after … Continue reading Vampires, Werewolves, and Tags…Oh My
Meg and the Amazing Bouncing Snow Globe
It seems everyone is getting in on the Christmas movie racket these days. It works for Hallmark and Lifetime, so why not? Amazon's got its holiday films, as does Netflix, and to a lesser degree, HBO Max. Even The Asylum has jumped on the bandwagon. Yep. The studio that brought us Transmorphers, Blood Lake, and the Sharknado series … Continue reading Meg and the Amazing Bouncing Snow Globe
Eve and Lacey Save Christmas
Ah, Christmas movies. They're so cozy we can almost taste the roast turkey and smell the chocolate. It would be nice to disappear into one of those romps, wouldn't it? 2019's A Christmas Movie Christmas does just that with a wink and a nod. Eve (Lana McKissack) loves Christmas and Christmas movies. Like, she really loves … Continue reading Eve and Lacey Save Christmas
Give Us the Pen, Clark
Hallmark might not agree, but holiday movies can be more than bounteous feasts, warm sweaters, and old friendships renewed. 2018's Santa Jaws is proof positive that anything can be Christmas movie fodder, even vicious man-eating sharks. Cody (Reid Miller) is a fantastic comic book artist who has come up with a new comic strip, Santa Jaws, about … Continue reading Give Us the Pen, Clark
Taking Up Room 