The Highest Stakes

Every once in a while I watch a movie where I can see that the elevator pitch is solid, and somewhere along the way it just got lost. Maybe there was a good treatment that slowly became muddled in the screenplay, or perhaps the director simply wasn’t sure how to translate the concept to the screen. Whatever happened, The Highest Stakes is built around an interesting premise that never quite works. It reminded me of those morality tales where some unseen force gathers a group of people together for reasons that aren’t immediately clear, with the audience slowly uncovering the … Continue reading The Highest Stakes

Going In Blind: The Floaters

I actually ended up watching two summer camp movies in the same day, because it’s summer, so it’s the perfect season to release summer camp movies. When else would you put them out? Christmas? That doesn’t make any sense. Of course movies set at summer camp are going to come out in the summer, which means I’m probably going to end up reviewing them in the summer. By chance, I watched two back to back, and while both were surprisingly good, I did like The Floaters just a little bit more. Ironically, neither one has audio description. The Floaters stars … Continue reading Going In Blind: The Floaters

The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/21/23

Well, I said, and I’ll say it again, the post-strike cancellation wave is still bashing us. It likely will take a break for Turkey Day, but not before Disney Plus could axe The Muppets Mayhem. In fact, on the film side, rumor has it that they are trying to sell off The Bike Riders. Not sure why, as that played fairly well at the festivals, but whatever. in other cancellation news, Melissa Barrera was fired from the new Scream 7 for having the audacity to tweet. No apologies required, the Scream franchise has so many surviving characters alive right now, … Continue reading The Too Much TV Roundup- 11/21/23

Emmy Watch: And The Nominees Are…

Outstanding Drama Series: Mad Men True Detective Game Of Thrones House Of Cards Downton Abbey Breaking Bad Outstanding Comedy Series: The Big Bang Theory Louie Modern Family Orange Is The New Black Silicon Valley Veep Outstanding Miniseries: American Horror Story: Coven Bonnie and Clyde Fargo Luther Treme The White Queen Outstanding Movie: The Normal Heart The Trip To Bountiful Killing Kennedy Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight Sherlock: His Last Vow Lead Actor In A Drama: Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) Jon Hamm (Mad Men) Matthew McConaughey (True Detective) Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) Woody Harrelson (True Detective) Kevin Spacey (House Of Cards) Lead … Continue reading Emmy Watch: And The Nominees Are…