Remember the angsty teen drama that was all dark and looked like Twilight….yah me neither. Good thing that’s not what I’m talking about. Teen Wolf, the 1985 classic starring Michael J. Fox, was a favorite of mine when I was younger. Fun fact, it was filmed before Back to the Future, but released after. They … [Read more…]
We are a little late with this one, but in honor of the passing of Sir Sean Connery we wanted our movie last week to be the next James Bond film in line for us. You might wonder, why did we pick one of the ones no one ever talks about? Back during quarantine we … [Read more…]
Today, Cargo Film & Releasing — a global film sales and distribution agency — is pleased to announce the upcoming digital release of Insert Coin, a documentary focused on the history of Midway Games, a ragtag team of game developers with a simple punk-rock design mantra: “there are no rules.” Director Joshua Tsui’s Insert Coin takes viewers on a raucous … [Read more…]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a caricature, almost a parody of high school in the late 70s, early 80s. At least it seems that way from the perspective of someone who went to high school in the 90s. While I knew people in school that I could say were just like the characters in … [Read more…]
*Update: Rushed this article and criminally neglected Jackie Gleason’s role in making this comedy work.* Remember a time when comedy was funny without trying? Maybe I’m old, but I still laugh more at this movie, released in 1977, than most modern ‘comedies’ combined. It’s irreverent, and just on the virtuous side of vulgar, and it … [Read more…]
This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood. I remember watching it on the TV in my Grandparent’s basement because they had HBO. I was enthralled with the idea of kids standing up for injustice, and I probably had a crush on Billie Jean. I can’t say for sure because I know I … [Read more…]
Our original plan was to watch Space Camp with a variation of a Tang screwdriver (we were going to call it a NASA Screwdriver). Should have known, when Tang was so hard to find, something wasn’t going right. No one…not one of the many streaming services we have had Space Camp available. So, we moved … [Read more…]
I saw Starman many years ago, and I don’t think I’ve seen it since. Watching this movie as an adult gives an entirely new perspective, and appreciation for the story. Not only that, but new appreciation for Jeff Bridges as well. What I remember as a mysterious science fiction thriller is so much more through … [Read more…]
This week’s movie, Wargames, was paired with a cocktail I found online called a Whopper Shake. That’s all I’m going to say about the drink, other than to say, it wasn’t great. Wargames is a 1983 film about a young computer hacker who finds himself caught up in a military nuclear war simulation turned real. … [Read more…]
This week’s classic feature was The Last Starfighter, paired with a concoction we called Grig’s Grog. The grog wasn’t great, and honestly, the movie holds a much higher place in my memory than it does rewatching it. The movie has its moments, and the story is good. It’s just not as good as I remember … [Read more…]