I love movies. It’s been that way since I was 9 years old. That was the Summer of 1981, when the Internet was barely a blip in Al Gore’s neural processors and my next door neighbor – an older kid named Jay – wandered over and asked my Mom if I could go to the…
When I was 11 years old, I would find my Dad’s dog-eared copy of Cujo wherever he left it lying around the house and steal a few moments feverishly reading through Stephen King’s lean-and-mean tale of a monstrous dog run amok. I had to read it in snippets for fear my Mom or Dad caught me…
Woah – sure is dusty in here. I’m back, baby. For you lapsed Constant Readers, I owe you a little apology. I used to tend these pages on a much more frequent basis than I have of late. There’s a whole myriad of boring reasons for my long departure but if I were to pick…
A friend of mine recently challenged me to list “12 movies” that have stayed with me ever since I’ve seen them. In “outing” my list, I realize that some of these flicks may not make most critics Year-End best lists but that’s not their fault – it’s mine. That’s why I always issue the disclaimer when…
Forgot to write a Blog Post last week so let’s not let that happen again. Today’s post doesn’t have a particular theme aside from these are all things that can be seen on TV (or you know streamed on your mobile device or toaster). 1. Chris Carter is the Scariest Thing That Has Ever…
I have one hard-and-fast rule when cobbling together my year-ending lists. I don’t try to get all critical and tell you what I think were the BEST movies of the year – just my favorite. And we all know opinions. Everyone’s got one. The only right one is your own – at least where you’re…
It’s that time again. The time of the year when I shake my Magic Eight Ball (and NO – I’m not talking about my shaved head, smart guy!!!) – and look over the months ahead to come to choose the five movies I ABSOLUTELY have to see on the big screen in 2013. The funny…
Why the asterisk? Every year I do this and every year I have a hard time picking just five. It’s the same way I feel about all my illegitimate kids. So hard to pick a favorite when you’ve got one in every port. 😉 I kid… I kid… well, about the baker’s dozen KIDS thing….
Editor’s Note: I turn 40 on June 6, 2012. As a little challenge to myself, I’m spending one calendar year writing 40 posts that say something about my life. Today, it’s all about one of my life’s true loves – the movies. This post was originally published a few years ago but I’ve gone back…
This year couldn’t have come any sooner. In reviewing my current Netflix queue, I discovered that I am getting shockingly close to the bottom of the barrel. After all, this is a repository that used to number in the hundreds and now I’m down to about 20 flicks – some of which I keep shuffling…