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The Breakfast Club (1985)Written & Directed by John Hughes No name is associated more with teen movies of the 1980s than John Hughes. The writer-director had quite an impressive record: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Outside of teen films, he penned and/or directed all the National […]… Continue reading Movie Review – The Breakfast Club —

Spies Like Us (1985)Written by Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, and Babaloo MandelDirected by John Landis John Landis is a filmmaker that helped shape American wide-release movies for decades that followed the 1980s. His own career hasn’t gone in a direction that matches, but his influence has resonated. He directed Animal House & The Blues Brothers, […]… Continue reading Movie Review – Spies Like Us —

Succession Season 2 (HBO)Written by Jesse Armstrong, Jon Brown, Tony Roche, Georgia Prichett, Will Tracy, Susan Soon He Stanton, Jonathan Glatzer, and Mary LawsDirected by Mark Mylod, Andrij Parekh, Shari Spring Berman & Robert Pulcini, Matt Shakman, Becky Martin, and Kevin Bray Season two of Succession starts with a feeling numbing cold. Kendall Roy (Jeremy […]… Continue reading TV Review – Succession Season Two —

Robocop (1987, directed by Paul Verhoeven)As a kid, I thought movies like Robocop and Total Recall were cool for the special effects. As an adult, I’ve learned how subversive the pictures were on so many levels. There’s the over plot about OCP and its take over of the Detroit PD turning them into a private […]… Continue reading Movies About Consumerism —

Cop Land (1997)Written & Directed by James Mangold This weekend, as the country fell into turmoil via a much-needed insurrection, director James Mangold shared behind the scenes information on the making of his second feature film Cop Land. You can read that thread here, but the gist of it is that the Weinstein Brothers and… Continue reading Movie Review – Cop Land —

Black Lives Matter. If you find an issue with that statement, then your presence on my website is unneeded. The comment section of this post will not be allowed to house any sentiments contrary to this. There is no free speech in my little corner of the internet when it comes to white supremacy and […]… Continue reading Black Lives Matter: A Selection of Films —

Marty (1955)Written by Paddy ChayefskyDirected by Delbert Mann Paddy Chayefsky was born Sidney Chayefsky in the Bronx to Russian-Jewish immigrants. While serving in World War II, he got the nickname “Paddy,” which stuck with him for the rest of his life. During this time, he was wounded by a land mine in Germany, which led […]… Continue reading Movie Review – Marty —

The Americanization of Emily (1964)Written by Paddy ChayefskyDirected by Arthur Hiller You didn’t see a lot of films in the wake of World War II that called military action into question. You would see a slew of anti-war films twenty-odd years out from Vietnam. But on the twentieth anniversary of D-Day, it was a pretty […]… Continue reading Movie Review – The Americanization of Emily —

Network (1976)Written by Paddy ChayefskyDirected by Sidney Lumet Network is a masterpiece. This is true both in the sheer craft of Paddy Chayefsky’s dialogue and structure, but especially for how the themes are blended so perfectly in the narrative. One of my biggest complaints about the film has nothing to do with what we see […]… Continue reading Movie Review – Network —

It’s not just important to support Black Lives, but you also need to engage in and promote Black Art. Here are some books I absolutely love that are written by Black authors. I hope you find something here to pick up and read. These are not just books by Black writers but also some of […]… Continue reading Black Books Matter —