“Jumping the Shark” is a term that is used quite often these days. Named after the episode of “Happy Days” where The Fonz did just that,...

One of the biggest complaints that a lot of people (including myself) have had with Hollywood in the last number of years is the lack of...

At a certain time in my life, I worked at the Four Seasons Resort for six years on a part-time basis in the banquet department where I...

The good thing about kids’ films is the fact that no matter what kind of film you make, there IS an audience out there somewhere. I have...

Most of the films that have dealt with race relations in recent years have been focused on stories here in America, but “Belle” director...

Politics and race can get sticky when mixed, and when love is added to the mix, watch out. We usually do not talk about real personal...

We all have that friend that seems to come in and out of our lives at the most random of moments. You know, that person that you don’t...

In this review, I am commenting on a subject matter of a more of an adult nature in the perfect murder. How often does it really happen?...

Anything that takes almost two millennia to build had better be able to stand up to the test of time, and the Great Wall of China fits...

Human history is always a fertile ground for fables and folklore. In the earliest days of storytelling, when something simply defied...

The Great Wall of China is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and even though there are a number of different arguments on...

Three years ago, “John Wick” took the world by storm. With most people having written Keanu Reeves off as a nostalgia act who peaked...

So many times in the history of Hollywood has there been the big hit followed by a sequel that flops, which leads to the question of...

Taylor Hackford is a guy that knows how to handle a film. Whether it was the critically acclaimed hits like “Against All Odds” and...

In some ways, stand-up comedy is one of the toughest businesses out there to really succeed in. The late Gary Murray actually did...

One of my favorite shows on TV is “Gold Rush” because it is interesting to see how people mine for the precious metal. (It is harder...

Sometimes, a film just needs to be a film. There doesn’t have to be a moral to the story or linear storytelling or even a story itself,...

During the work week it seems like most of us are living the same thing over and over. I have to admit that there are so many times...

Animal companions are a beautiful thing. Personally, without the two furballs that allow me to live in their home (remember: dogs have...

Here is another fact about yours truly: I am an animal lover, especially dogs. Growing up, we always had a dog, usually had a collie and...