Mr. Nanny 1993 Directed by Michael Gottlieb Welcome back to Movie Monday. And before we get into anything else, the standard disclaimer applies: everything that follows is my own opinion, shaped entirely by my own experience with this film, and none of it is meant as a criticism of anyone who watched Mr. Nanny and … Continue reading The Worst 21 – Mr. Nanny
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The Worst 23 – Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987 Directed by Sidney J. Furie Welcome back to Movie Monday. And as always, before we go any further, let me be clear: everything that follows is my own opinion, shaped entirely by my own experience with this film, and none of it is meant as a criticism of … Continue reading The Worst 23 – Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Life Finds a Way… But Should It?
There's a moment near the beginning of Jurassic Park — the novel, specifically — where chaos theorist Ian Malcolm sits across from the park's creator, John Hammond, and delivers what amounts to the entire thesis of the book in a single paragraph. He explains, with the patient condescension of a man who has done the … Continue reading Life Finds a Way… But Should It?
Disney 24 – The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound 1981 Directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman, and Richard Rich Welcome back to Movie Monday. As we do every first Monday of the month, we're setting aside the disasters for something I actually love. This month we're heading into the woods with Disney's 1981 animated film The Fox and the … Continue reading Disney 24 – The Fox and the Hound
She Who Will Not Die: The Enduring Legacy of Laurie Strode
There is a moment near the end of the original Halloween (1978) that tells you everything you need to know about Laurie Strode. She's exhausted, she's terrified, and she has just survived what should have been an unsurvivable night. Dr. Loomis has shot Michael Myers off a balcony, and Laurie sits on the stairs, sobbing … Continue reading She Who Will Not Die: The Enduring Legacy of Laurie Strode
The Worst 24 – The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges 2012 Directed by Peter & Bobby Farrelly Welcome back to Movie Monday. Before anything else, the standard disclaimer: everything that follows is my own opinion, arrived at through my own experience with this film, and is not meant as a slight against anyone who watched The Three Stooges and genuinely enjoyed it. … Continue reading The Worst 24 – The Three Stooges
The Crossover Success of TV Stars in Film
There's an old Hollywood rule — unspoken but very much understood — that says if you want to be taken seriously as an actor, you don't do television. Film was art. Television was wallpaper. It was background noise you watched while eating dinner, the thing you settled for when the movies weren't calling. For decades, … Continue reading The Crossover Success of TV Stars in Film
The Worst 25 – Weekend at Bernie’s II
Weekend at Bernie's II 1993 Directed by Robert Klane Welcome back to Movie Monday, where we continue our methodical, occasionally painful journey through the films that have earned their place at the bottom of my Flickchart rankings. Before we get into it, the usual disclaimer applies: everything that follows is purely my own opinion. If … Continue reading The Worst 25 – Weekend at Bernie’s II
The Worst 26 – Once Bitten
Once Bitten 1985 Directed by Howard Storm Welcome back to Movie Monday, where we continue the slow, occasionally bewildering descent through the films that have earned the dubious distinction of ranking among my least favorites on Flickchart. As always, I want to be upfront before we get into it: everything that follows is purely my … Continue reading The Worst 26 – Once Bitten
The Silberman Problem: Why Terminator 2’s Psychiatrist is the Real Villain
In 1994, I spent several weeks as a patient at St. Alban's Psychiatric Hospital in Radford, Virginia, being treated for anorexia nervosa. I was fourteen years old, terrified, and desperately needed help. What I got instead was a pharmaceutical experiment. My assigned psychiatrist never really saw me—Aaron, the kid who loved Back to the Future … Continue reading The Silberman Problem: Why Terminator 2’s Psychiatrist is the Real Villain
The Confusing Middle 