by mike | May 6, 2021 | Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Before Samuel L. Jackson began acting in seemingly every movie made since the 1980s, there was Whit Bissell. This post first ran in 2017. In one of my books from decades past I wrote about a late Hollywood character actor named Whit Bissell and said that he had played...
by mike | Apr 29, 2021 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized |
This post, about a gripping film that depicts both a real and a metaphorical MONSTER, first ran in 2017. Yes, there is an actual monster in the gripping 2016 horror film, The Monster, the kind you once thought hid under your bed, or in your closet. But there is also a...
by mike | Apr 19, 2021 | Baseball, Humor, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Rich guy Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) is the third baseman for the Cleveland Indians in the outrageous 1989 sports comedy, Major League. Dorn is also a philanderer, which prompts his wife, Suzanne, to exact revenge by seducing the team’s star pitcher, Ricky Vaughn...
by mike | Apr 12, 2021 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Psychological Thrillers, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The 1980 Canadian-produced psychological horror film, The Changeling, offers little violence. And forget about buckets of blood—there is maybe a thimble full. That said, it is truly one of the most chilling tales ever told. Case in point: given its age, I’ve watched...
by mike | Apr 8, 2021 | Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized, War Movies |
FROM 2017: I don’t know why—maybe it’s the militancy and negativity that pervades our world these days—but I’ve been watching quite a few war movies of late. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from a few of them. “Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells...
by mike | Apr 5, 2021 | Baseball, Fantasy, Movies, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Last week my bride and I were among the 10,000+ fans (20% of capacity at Petco Park, thanks to Covid-19) to attend Opening Day for the San Diego Padres, my favorite team. Padres baseball being my religion, I could not have been happier. Here is a post that I’ve run at...
