Review – You Want Death With That? (“The Menu”)

Ever go to one of those fancy-schmancy restaurants in L.A. and order a really expensive meal, only to get a big plate with a tiny portion of food? They call it “an incredible gastronomic and epicurean experience”. Pffftt!! I’d rather go to Wendy’s. The story goes that screenwriter Will Tracy dined at the ultra-prestigious seafood…

Review – Michael Myers Says Bye-Bye? (“Halloween Ends”)

After twelve films, a movie franchise that has outlasted many others, and countless Halloween merchandising sales, they’re ending the series? I don’t believe it; not for a second! I’m calling it right now, look for a Halloween: Reborn or Halloween: Resurrection in the future. Instead of picking up from the events of last year’s Halloween…

Review – The San Fernando Valley Bites (“Day Shift”)

Mix John Carpenter’s Vampires, Van Helsing, and From Dawn Til Dusk, and you’ll have this dark comedy about vampire hunters in Reseda. Oh, they’re also hunting blood-suckers in my hometown of Simi Valley, so there’s that. Jamie Foxx stars as Bud Jablonski, a disgraced vampire killer who is trying to get back into his union.…

R. I. P. Clu Gulager 1928-2022

Clu Gulager was one of a handful of actors/musicians I met when I first moved to California while working at a convenience store in LA. He seemed genuinely surprised to be recognized and more so when I spoke to him of his work in “The Glass House”, a television adaptation of a short story by…

Review – Chimps, Horses, and Aliens (“Nope”)

Writer/director Jordan Peele is on a roll. His first inaugural movie in 2017, Get Out, was surprising and shocking, followed in 2019 by his confusing and mind-bending Us. One thing you can say about Peele, you can expect the unexpected! Buckle up! *SOME SPOILERS AHEAD* Writer/director/producer Jordan Peele turns his eyes to the sky in…