I am slogging through my annual gulag of Christmas Movies, fresh off of reviewing a delightfully silly Slay Belles. We now are faced with yet another “Slay” word play Christmas film. In addition to Slay Belles, we have had the quite watchable Teresa Spoon favorite, Santa’s Slay. Now I reluctantly present Christmas Slay, which is […]
Christmas Slay (2015)
December 5, 2019 by
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Christmas Slay (2015)Synopsis
The worst “Killer Santa” movie ever made
Director
Steve DavisCast
Dani Thompson
Laura Ellen Wilson
Lydia Kay
Frank Jakeman
Slay Belles (2018)
December 3, 2019 by
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Slay Belles (2018)Synopsis
Three sexy cosplaying women battle the evil Krampus in order to save Christmas, and the world!
Director
Dan WalkerCast
Barry Bostwick
Kristina Kleb
Susan Slaughter
Hannah Wagner
Diane Sallinger
Joel Ezra Hebner
Slay Belles is a Christmas horror comedy that features three young women who are YouTubers. They are also a trio of ditzy cosplayers, anime freaks and free-spirited Listers. [EDITOR’S NOTE: A Lister can be defined as someone who is most likely on the list of the 10 biggest ho’s in high school] Don’t let that […]
1917
December 1, 2019 by
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1917Synopsis
Two young British soldiers are given a critical mission that, if accomplished, will save 1600 soldiers from certain death
Cast
Andrew Scott
Benedict Cumberbatch
Dean-Charles Chapman
George Mackay
John Hollingworth
Richard Madden
1917 is a horror story. It is a journey to hell and back. It ends at the place where it began, in a field of flowers under a tree. It is a story of duty, comradeship and loss. It is a technical marvel. It takes place on April 6, 1917, the day the United States […]
NFL Week 13: Memphis would have given Ohio State A Better Game Than That Edition
November 30, 2019 by
I don’t want to be one of those people who feigns a sort of woeful regret every time they say “I told you so” by insisting that they are certainly not the type of person who says “I told you so,” except in that instance, of course. Those people are charlatans. Ne’er-do-wells. Cads. Bounders. And […]
Christmas At Graceland: Home For The Holidays
November 29, 2019 by
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Christmas at Graceland: Home for the HolidaysSynopsis
Murder, rape, carjackings and lootings in Memphis during a steaming hot Christmas season
Director
Eric CloseCast
Kaitlin Doubleday
Adrian Grenier
Sunny Mabrey
Nina Thurmond
Trace Masters
Laney Malone
Hailey Harris
My career with Ruthless has been a good one with many high-water marks like Midnight Cowboy and my Christmas Movie reviews and related articles. There have also been a few low spots, but this movie is one ditch that I may not be able to crawl out of. Somehow, someway, Matt Cale talked me into […]
Knives Out
November 27, 2019 by
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Knives OutSynopsis
The classic tale of a greedy bunch of assholes claiming a dead guy’s money is really theirs.
Director
Rian JohnsonCast
Daniel Craig
Chris Evans
Christopher Plummer
Ana de Armas
Toni Collette
Jamie Lee Curtis
Don Johnson
LaKeith Stanfield
Michael Shannon
Katherine Langford
And just a dash of Foghorn Leghorn. We’re finally to the last – arguably the best – big movie season of the year. Unlike the summer, it is not just filled with big, loud blockbusters plus even bigger, louder, dumb blockbusters. The end-of-year season includes prestige movies, smart dramas, Star Wars (usually), and, yes, big, […]
The Elf (2017)
November 26, 2019 by
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The Elf (2017)Synopsis
A curse on whoever is responsible for this movie
Director
Justin PriceCast
Natassia Halabi
Gabriel Miller
Lassiter Holmes
Lisa May
Joseph Daniel Ellis
I am not going to mince words or waste much time with this review. We had Will Ferrel’s stinker Elf, Dan Haggarty’s debacle, Elves, and now we have The Elf (or Elf on a Shelf). This film is probably the most senseless, boring and unnecessary Christmas/Horror movie ever made. The actors behave like they hated […]
The King (2019)
November 24, 2019 by
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The King (2019)Synopsis
The young king, crowned by Henry V must manage politics, war, and other issues
Director
David MichodCast
Timothee Chalamet
Sean Harris
Joel Edgerton
Tom Glynn-Carney
Ben Mendelson
Steven Elder
I brought two prejudices to watching The King, the new film about England’s Henry V. This was Shakespeare’s Henry V, and the Henry V of history. The King is not Shakespeare, and is certainly not history. It is however, a mildly enjoyable film. In the beginning, the film has Prince Hal or Harry, the future […]
NFL Week 12: Impeach THIS Edition
November 23, 2019 by
This will end. Maybe next week. Maybe during conference championships. Hell, maybe right now. Perhaps as you read this, our early Sunday slate is going down in flames. I would hate to come off as some sort of pragmatism monitor, but in the course of a run like this I feel just a twinge of […]
A Christmas Carol (1954) TV
November 22, 2019 by
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A Christmas Carol (1954)Synopsis
An unwatchable version of the Dickens classic
Director
Ralph LevyCast
Basil Rathbone
Fredric March
Bob Sweeney
Ray Middleton
Sally Fraser
Christopher Cook
This was a musical version of the Scrooge classic made for the TV “Shower of Stars” program that ran from 1954-1958. This episode aired on Dec. 23, 1954. For those who are not familiar with the story, here is a synopsis: Ebenezer Scrooge is a money lender and a loner who does not believe in […]
