Wolfish for Margot Robbie

When it comes to the under-forty set of modern actors, few impress me more than Margot Robbie, who turned 33 earlier this week, on July 2nd. Wait a minute, she’s only 33?!? It feels like the Aussie actress and producer has been around forever. But it was just ten years ago that she had her … Continue reading Wolfish for Margot Robbie →

Marilyn, Fireworks, and the Fourth

This week, Americans celebrate our independence by grilling burgers and hot dogs, drinking domestic beer, and setting off explosions in the sky. I don’t quite get it either, but it’s the American Way. And I do love me some ice cold Miller High Life! I could descend into a lengthy rant about the current state … Continue reading Marilyn, Fireworks, and the Fourth →

Lost and Found: The Vice Academy Movies

I’ve mentioned my gloriously misspent early ‘90s youth watching B-movies and cult horror plenty of times. Many of those movies I viewed for the first time thanks to USA Up All Night and the hostess with the mostess, Rhonda Shear. Before I go on, look, you’re aware of my feelings for Rhonda. They’re well documented. … Continue reading Lost and Found: The Vice Academy Movies →

Remembering Vanity

Recently I fired up the very silly martial arts action-comedy The Last Dragon (1985) in the background while I was doing some work. While it played, I was reminded of the first time I saw this cult classic, when a friend screened the movie on VHS at his birthday party sometime in either late 1985 … Continue reading Remembering Vanity →

From the Vault: Video Killed the Rental Store

This post originally appeared at my old blog in 2016 and appears here in slightly sofferent form. Did you appreciate the video rental store while you had it? Probably not. Instead, you simply spent nearly every Friday and Saturday night wandering around inside its walls, looking for VHS treasures to rent. You'd browse intently, as … Continue reading From the Vault: Video Killed the Rental Store →

From Screen to Page: Catwoman Returns

I finally got around to reading the six-issue miniseries Batman ‘89. Originally published by DC Comics between August 2021–July 2022, the comic was written by Sam Hamm, beautifully illustrated by Joe Quinones, and sumptuously colored by Leonardo Ito. Hamm, you might remember, wrote Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), so it’s fitting that he continues the story … Continue reading From Screen to Page: Catwoman Returns →

From the Vault: Superman III (at 40)

A version of this Superman III post originally appeared at my old blog. It has been revised and expanded here for the film’s fortieth anniversary. Superman III crash landed in theaters forty years ago on June 17, 1983. While it recouped its budget at the box office, the film was a major letdown for critics … Continue reading From the Vault: Superman III (at 40) →