Of course, there is the seemingly eternal debate about blank slates with respect to people; that is, can we imprint onto a young person a fully formed way of thinking/operating, one to our liking? This question is of supposedly great…
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How Often Does This Happen?
So the Wonder Woman 1984 flick has been released. Since I do not have HBO Max, I didn’t actually see it, but I have watched plenty of reviews. As always, the Critical Drinker handles it best In the movie, there…
The Curious Case Of Rose Tico
Recently the Critical Drinker posted this video It was about Finn, but since in the second sequel flick Rose TIco and Finn were mostly tied together, it is almost as much about her. As most everybody knows, Rose Tico was…
The Evolution Of Lee Van Cleef
Lee Van Cleef was an actor, perhaps most famous for his roles in The Good, Bad and Ugly along with For A Few Dollars More. He often played villains, but also portrayed good guys or semi-good guys. Early in his…
Rudy
In the movie Rudy, we have an un-athletic young fella who dreams of playing Notre Dame football. He works hard, does not really become skilled at all, but finally makes it on the field for one play. This is the…
Captain Marvel Once Again
We last visited Captain Marvel here. A long list of possible reasons as to why she is so unappealing were listed, basically boiling down to the fact that she is so perfect, without struggle and that she really seems to…
The Good Shepherd
I just finished reading The Good Shepherd by C.S. Forester. Here is the sometime soon to be released film adaptation of it For the most part, I can place scenes in the trailers with what happened in the book.…
Make Your Own Stuff
We have been subjected to female Ghostbusters, female Star Trek (Discovery and Picard), female Captain Marvel, female Terminator, female Star Wars (the last trilogy), female Dr. Who and in the near future we will be subjected to female 007, female…
Get A Life (Earlier Rather Than Later)
We all know Lena Dunham and Amy Schumer. In my case, I have tried to figure out what talent they might have. It appears that they have built their whole life around sex, complaining and stuff. It is not impressive…
Nazis Everywhere
From here, An analysis of the Hallmark Channel Christmas Love Stories, Running down this year’s schedule of Christmas movie offeringsis likea tripintoan uncannyvalleyof shiny-teethed, blow-driedheteronormativewhiteness, with only a few token movies with characters of color. It’s like watching “The Stepford…
