Watercooler Reviews | Coming 2 America – Eddie Murphy’s evolution as a filmmaker
I got an email from an old friend, someone I have known for almost 20 years and whom I love…
“Coming to America” | presenting an ambitious buffet of comedy genres
“Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Stop right there. Listen, stop right there a minute. A man goes into a…
Lovecraft Country | Season 1, Episode 4: “A History of Violence”
After a six-week delay (sorry!), our fourth review of Lovecraft Country begins with a digression about a book, because this’ll…
Lovecraft Country | Season 1, Episode 3: “Holy Ghost”
* This review contains the word negro. Lovecraft Country is a series that kicks off with Atticus “Tic” Freeman traveling…
Lovecraft Country | Season 1, Episode 2: “Whitey’s on the Moon”
*This review includes spoilers. The second episode of Lovecraft Country is titled “Whitey’s on the Moon“. It starts with William welcoming…
Lovecraft Country | Season 1, Episode 1: “Sundown”
Lovecraft Country (2020) is a horror drama television series that was developed and written by Misha Green who has a…
Watercooler Reviews | “Mank” & Old Hollywood
Orson Welles and Herman Mankiewicz, the two men credited as co-writers of “Citizen Kane” Chicago Film Scene’s Rob McNeil has…
Watercooler Reviews | Christmas Chronicles 2
A sequel to The Christmas Chronicles, offering more adventure and another destination holiday, this second installment stars Kurt Russell reprising…
Watercooler Reviews | Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy started as a memoir by J. D. Vance about the Appalachian values of his Kentucky family and the…
Old Movies New Thoughts | The Christmas Chronicles
The Christmas Chronicles is a comedy/adventure about two kids helping Santa, it’s mostly set in Chicago – although the movie…