While it’s true that television game shows are still around, they’re nowhere near the craze they once were. As a kid growing up in the 1980s, game shows by the dozens could be found all across daytime TV. “Card Sharks”, “Scrabble”, “Tic-Tac-Dough”, and “Super Password” are just some of the game shows I would sit … Continue reading
Slasher movies had a mainstream resurgence of sorts in the late 1990s starting with Wes Craven’s “Scream” in 1996 followed by Jim Gillespie’s “I know What You Did Last Summer” in 1997. The latter spawned two sequels – a decent one in 1998 and a direct-to-video disaster in 2006. Now the franchise is getting a … Continue reading
Warner Brothers Discovery Home Entertainment is releasing the science-fiction thriller “Companion” on and 4K Ultra high definition. “Companion” is written and directed by Drew Hancock who has a field day mixing romance and horror into a twisted tale with equal measures of satire and gore. The film is anchored by its star, Sophie Thatcher playing … Continue reading
Paul Thomas Anderson is a highly regarded filmmaker who earns attention with every new movie he releases. For me personally, I find his films to be pretty hit-or-miss. But when PTA does hit, he hits BIG. That’s the main reason I’m excited for his latest, “One Battle After Another”. Today the first full trailer dropped … Continue reading
Before he became the legendary director behind “Jaws”, “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “Jurassic Park”, “Schindler’s List”, and “Saving Private Ryan”, Steven Spielberg found success in an unexpected place – an ABC television movie of the week. At only 24 years-old, the ambitious and immensely talented Spielberg made “Duel”, a movie that would be the … Continue reading
Only one year removed from directing the Best Picture winner at the 40th Academy Awards (“In the Heat of the Night”), Norman Jewison followed up with a very different but equally lasting film, “The Thomas Crown Affair”. By ‘lasting’ I don’t mean the two film’s have the same weight or the same impact. But both … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 