Rachel Farfsing 8/24/22 Rachel Farfsing 8/24/22

Pardon My Parody: ‘Hot Shots!’

Parody movies have pretty much disappeared, but ‘Hot Shots!’ is still a superior effort in the genre.

Rachel Farfsing 8/12/22 Rachel Farfsing 8/12/22

Growing Up Too Fast

Fast Times At Ridgemont High defines what it’s like to be in high school in the 80s.

Nick M.W. 8/5/22 Nick M.W. 8/5/22

Unforgiven: A Return to Big Whiskey

“Like I was saying, you don't look no meaner-than-hell, cold-blooded, damn killer.”

Rachel Farfsing 7/29/22 Rachel Farfsing 7/29/22

Death Becomes Her: Frenemies Por Vida

A fading actress takes extreme measures to outdo her rival in this early-90s dark comedy.

Rachel Farfsing 7/20/22 Rachel Farfsing 7/20/22

The Val We Never Knew

For my entire life, up until I watched the documentary, he was just some actor I had seen in a handful of films that I liked.

Chuck Nicklaus 7/15/22 Chuck Nicklaus 7/15/22

Jurassic Bugs Dominate This World

Dinosaurs play second fiddle to grasshoppers and Apple’s CEO.

Rachel Farfsing 7/8/22 Rachel Farfsing 7/8/22

Spun: Drugs, Man, Drugs

Meth, love, and anarchy make an intriguing love triangle in Spun.

Rachel Farfsing 7/4/22 Rachel Farfsing 7/4/22

Unfulfilled by Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman made me feel more defeated than empowered, no matter how brilliant the writing, acting, and directing.

Rachel Farfsing 7/1/22 Rachel Farfsing 7/1/22

Much More Than a Game

An homage to the real-life women who played baseball during a time when women had to take on work they weren’t allowed to do.

Nick M.W. 6/15/22 Nick M.W. 6/15/22

Batman Returns: Goth Gone Wild

Tim Burton’s blockbuster sequel, a gothic fantasy adventure flick masquerading as a superhero movie, is still a fun way to burn a couple of hours.

Chuck Nicklaus 6/6/22 Chuck Nicklaus 6/6/22

Far and Away: Cruise Killed It

Written and directed by the legendary boy from Mayberry, Ron Howard, Far and Away is nearly a perfect film if it weren’t for the dreadful Irish accent of its pint-sized star.

Rachel Farfsing 6/1/22 Rachel Farfsing 6/1/22

I Believe

Throughout my childhood, I saw ghosts in my house every now and again…

Rachel Farfsing 5/30/22 Rachel Farfsing 5/30/22

Opposites Attract in Sister Act

Sister Act hits the 30 year mark, and this amusing flick still brings a smile to my face.

Rachel Farfsing 5/23/22 Rachel Farfsing 5/23/22

Encino Man: The Prehistoric Hottie

Wheeze the juice.

Nick M.W. 5/18/22 Nick M.W. 5/18/22

A Quick Hit: Alien 3

Alien 3 suffered from studio indecision and interference, but David Fincher managed to make a decent movie out of a dumpster fire.

Nick M.W. 5/16/22 Nick M.W. 5/16/22

Attack of the Clones: A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

The next episode in the Prequel Trilogy may have failed to excite many fans, but it delivered some whiz-bang eye candy and moved the story closer to its grim conclusion.

Rachel Farfsing 5/13/22 Rachel Farfsing 5/13/22

Annie: I Could Do That, Not

Annie will always had a special place in my heart because it made my imagination soar with the possibility of singing and dancing my way through this hard knock life.