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Daily Archives: August 27, 2023
Documentary Preview: Let’s celebrate the most influential writer Modern America has produced — “Radical Wolfe”
Tom Wolfe coined a Fitzgerald worth of phrases as he defined his era, the 60s through the early 2000s. He changed how we think of hippies, astronauts, New Yorkers, Wall Streeters, rich Southerners and, thanks to his dapper, larger than … Continue reading
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Classic Film Review: “The Running Man” was Laurence Harvey in this 1963 thriller
“The Running Man” is a heavy-handed 1960s crime-and-greed parable that has nothing to do with the 1980s Richard Bachman (Stephen King) novel or the Schwarzenegger film made from that. This version is most interesting because it’s built around a superbly-sinister … Continue reading
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Netflixable? Spain takes a stab at “Scream” — “Killer Book Club”
The characters are self-decribed “archetypal cliches” fated to die “long, drawn out deaths.” And as they’re horror fans often commenting on the conventions of the genre, it’s safe to label “Killer Book Club” what it is — a Spanish “Scream” … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Gael Garcia Bernal goes Luchador — “Cassandro”
This September 15 release is based on the true story of a Luchador “exotico,” a “heel” (designated villain, usually, in US wrestling terms) who performs in drag, and becomes wildly popular in a macho and by reputation homophobic culture. The … Continue reading
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