Recent content by lgarthy

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1233413-sinners Over-hyped... Reminded me of "from Dusk to Dawn" without as much charisma. Plus the ending-- the ending (not the post/during credit sequence) was unnecessary. A lot of elements to the film that made it enjoyable to watch, but in actually, it...

I am rewatching "Miami Vice." Although much of it doesn't age particularly well, the series is phenomenally groundbreaking in so many ways. Mann is really impressively ahead of his time (if not a producer of his own future-culture). Plus, some of the episodes and themes have me in awe. (check...

we are a failed society

Doctors get sued all the time. How is it that chiropractors don't have a line of attorneys (or coroners) following them around?

I'd hit both of them. And then mess with her psychopathology big time.

Having a "best 5" is way more than most directors. It's also a hell of a good Virtual Pinball Machine (I don't think it was ever a real machine, but it may have been): https://vpuniverse.com/files/file/11309-big-trouble-in-little-china/

Wow- I just watched it (Skyfall). Man... I dunno what to say. I just HATE James Bond in the 21st century. It's like he doesn't belong here. Think Austin Powers. When you TRY to force the character into the moral background it just doesn't work at all. Just get rid of the idea of James Bond...

I thought it was based on John Campbell's story, "Who Goes There?" 1938.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/6978-big-trouble-in-little-china Even though he was/is considered to be a "second rate" director in his prime, his works hold up. He will be remembered fondly as a film genius. (John Carpenter).

Any animal rescue folks know the impact of genes. There are certain breeds that you cannot mix with other rescue animals: The strong prey drives in certain breeds, such as Greyhounds, Terriers, and some hunting breeds like the Weimaraners, for example-- they cannot (and should not) be...

It's been done. Repeatedly. Remember "The Bell Curve?" But the often quoted example of two plants--- one given light and nutrition and the other starved, is a flawed model, because no matter how much you feed either plant, they will reach an genetically derived limit. No "Jack & the Beanstalk"...