Month: November 2018
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A Christmas Carol-The Musical (2004)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol-The Musical (2004)A Christmas Carol-The Musical (2004) Here we have yet another addition to the versions of the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. This movie was a full length, made for TV musical, starring Kelsey Grammer as Scrooge. I generally don’t care much for Musicals, except for the excellent Broadways like The Phantom and Les Miserables. Watching…
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History of horses in movies
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Read more: History of horses in moviesHorses have always formed a unique bond with their caretaker humans. This relationship of trust has been portrayed beautifully in movies thus giving these animal friends their due credit. While the roles of the horses have been different, the trust has been common. As their caretakers work towards them, they make sure to return the…
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A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
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Read more: A Christmas Story 2 (2012)I wrote my first Christmas review in 2006 or so, before Christmas Movie Reviews were a big Ruthless franchise. Now, if you Google Christmas Movie Reviews , Ruthless Reviews comes up #1. In 2013, I started churning out reviews in earnest, and now Ruthless has a stable of over 65 [EDIT:133] Christmas Movie Reviews and rants. There…
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Overlord (2018)
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Read more: Overlord (2018)OVERLORD Overlord should get an Academy Award for blowing up stuff “real good.” This includes planes, vehicles, buildings, people, and the (relatively restrained) budget. BAD ROBOT is one of the producers, and that usually means quality. The movie begins promisingly with a World War 2 shot that rivals TORA! TORA! TORA! (1970) in terms of…
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NFL Week 11: Yes, Christmas Is Almost Here Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 11: Yes, Christmas Is Almost Here EditionYeah, I know. I’m right there with you *hears music, faces same*. One and three sucks balls. I’m especially salty because the Pats and Jets were favorites who not only failed to cover, but lost outright. But truth be told – and this may get a little sappy, I know – but the DMs and…
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A Christmas Carol (1977)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol (1977)A Christmas Carol (1977) 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 or celebrate Christmas. Because of this lack of belief, Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by four spirits; first by his deceased partner, Marley,…
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
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Read more: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldNot your kids’ Wizarding World. Remember way back in 2001 when a young Daniel Radcliffe charmed us all in a kid’s film based on a children’s book? We thought the first Harry Potter film was a good family affair, even if it did contain snakes, child abuse, and a creepy guy eating unicorns and living…
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Suspiria (2018)
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Read more: Suspiria (2018)Suspiria (2018) Fair Value of the new Suspiria: $0.00 . There are so many better films that this remake derives from. The original Suspiria, The Ninth Gate, Lords of Salem– for films about witchcraft, you have a lot of more striking options. Catholic Horror versus Protestant Horror: Watching this remake of a genre-defining Giallo film…
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Movie Merchandise You Didn’t Know Existed
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Read more: Movie Merchandise You Didn’t Know ExistedWhen a movie or movie franchise becomes a hit, the gold rush rarely stops at the box office. Once Hollywood knows they have a hit on their hands, the merchandising and spin-off frenzy kicks into high gear, as businesses race to squeeze every last drop of revenue out of a hit film. The licensed merchandising…
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NFL Week 10: Halloween Is Not Quite Over Yet Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 10: Halloween Is Not Quite Over Yet EditionReady to talk some NFL football? Great! Me too. Here goes: *ahem* FUCK Tucker Carlson. My God, the Fainting Couch Repairman’s Union are probably calling guys who haven’t worked in years. It wasn’t just the usual charlatans, either. One expects the generally-worthless corporate media to react like the sheltered, rich cowards they are, and of…