Photo courtesy Warner Bros. “Beetlejuice” was a formative movie for me in a lot of ways. I vividly remember seeing it in the theater, as…
Hamilton If anything in pop culture becomes a smash-hit sensation, it usually follows one of two paths. The first, and most well-worn path, is flash-in-the-pan…
Photo courtesy Marvel Studios A lot of movies are made with the goal of appealing to the widest audience possible. “Deadpool & Wolverine” is not…
Photo courtesy Universal Pictures The movie “Twister” had an outsized cultural impact on me. Not only was it released just days before I graduated from…
Photo courtesy Walt Disney Studios Getting in touch with your emotions always sounds easier to do than it actually is. Emotions are messy, unpredictable and…
Photo courtesy Universal Pictures “On my fall from the tower building, so Burt Reynolds don't get hurtI might leap the mighty canyon, so he can…
The movie “Moulin Rouge!” was director Baz Luhrmann at his most unbridled. Featuring dazzling sets, frantic visuals and a contemporary soundtrack dropped into the middle…
Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures It’s hard to imagine a single movie (especially one that wasn’t a part of a franchise or pre-existing intellectual property) that…
Photo courtesy Amazon Prime Video No one would confuse the original “Road House” with high art. A jewel of the late 1980s, it may be…
Photo courtesy Warner Bros. At its best, science fiction can use a fantastical backdrop to wrestle with some very down-to-earth issues and ideals. “Dune: Part…