The original "Ghostbusters" films were not constructed to kick off a huge franchise with regular installments akin to Marvel films. Those original two films were tightly crafted comedies dripping in satire and dry wit thoroughly unfit for that treatment. Yet, four decades later, because those films have a recognizable name and famous iconography, that seems... Continue Reading →
Running Up That Hill | “Stranger Things” Season 4: Volume 2 (2022) Netflix Series Review
The Duffer Brothers left viewers hanging with the gigantic cliffhanger at the end of Season 4: Volume 1 that *spoilers ahead* One/Henry Creel (Jamie Campbell Bower), whom Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) had befriended years ago when she was at Dr. Brenner's (Matthew Modine) facility is indeed the villainous Vecna, who has been controlling the monster from... Continue Reading →
Dream Warriors | “Stranger Things” Season 4: Volume 1 (2022) Netflix Series Review
"Stranger Things" is back, with the first part of a huge season. While this season only takes place six months after the third season, much more time has passed for the actors involved (they look so much more grown up!), and we find them now grappling with fitting into high school. The season starts with... Continue Reading →
Taking Up The Mantle Of Ghostbusting | “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021) Movie Review
After Ghostbusters II, the film franchise has been beleaguered by false starts and a myriad of setbacks that prevented Ghostbusters III from being made, complicated by its studio's hasty decision to reboot the franchise in 2016 with complete disregard for quality control in terms of that film's narrative, look, and comedy. So, there was much... Continue Reading →
When You’re an Addams | ‘The Addams Family’ (2019) Movie Review
If there is one fictional family that has stood the test of time, it would be the Addams Family. The New Yorker comic strip by Charles Addams has branched out to different mediums since the first publication in 1938, from the beloved 1964 TV show, cartoon adaptations, a musical and two beloved theatrical films in... Continue Reading →