Back in the ‘80s, three subgenres flourished - rebellious teen adventures, inspirational sports movies, and stunt-driven adventure spectacles. For a moment, both of those tastes collided in 1986, with the release of Rad - and audiences haven't forgotten its existence for a second. Directed by
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
George Carlin told perhaps the greatest joke on football ever told in his 10/11/1975 SNL monologue, where he contrasted the pastoral nature of baseball with the warlike sport of football. To quote one segment among many, “In football the object is for the quarterback, also known as the field
The term "crowd pleasing" or "crowd pleaser" has found itself layered with some derogatory undertones among critic circles. Broad appeal seems immediately discounted, as if populist filmmaking is somehow lesser than when compared to auteurs and hidden indie gems. I've always maintained that there
