Aerosmith summoning Sweet Emotion at the beginning on this film sets the tone for the country’s bicentennial. Just like the country, some characters are standing up for their freedoms and others striving for their independence. This film about friends, Fridays, and rites of passage was on repeat during my high school years. Enjoy it here: https://amzn.to/2zpjEi3.
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Reality Bites
Oh, Winona! This grounded, yet enterprising film spoke of 90’s culture in ways no other film could. It connected with the MTV Generation while at the same to making fun of them and their culture being usurped by that entity itself. Generation X resounds with trying to make it on their own while disavowing their…
Graduating With Honors
Remember that moment when you realized that school wasn’t as important as living a good, balanced life was? Remember when you realized that caring for others was the ultimate gift that you can give another person? With Honors shows that compassion, understanding, and humility are the key ingredients to building connections. Brendan Frazer finds love,…
Freddy Krueger Haunts My Psyche
As a nine year old, I watched too many horror films too soon. Many did not scary me, but those that featured a burned child molester with razors for fingers who stalked and killed you in your dreams may have been one step too far. I remember watching this in my basement by myself on…
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live has been a staple for American culture for about the last 45 years. It has allowed the nation to poke fun at itself as well as hold our entertainers, celebrities, and politicians accountable for their behavior and antics. Even through tragedy, they have allowed us to laugh. Growing up, if I was…
In Living Color
The show In Living Color was not a show that I was allowed to watch. It was on the Fox network which at the time was known to show the Simpson’s and that was a show that was too adult. That didn’t stop me so when I could, I would sneak and watch this epic…
Urban Legend: The Film
Ending the week on a “freaky” note is a great way to go into the weekend. Take some time tonight to re-watch this classic 90’s horror film. What happens when a killer starts basing all their killings on urban legends. Well, let’s just say that Tara Reid doesn’t last long. Enjoy the original ending and…
Down at the Roundhouse!
Nothing gave me more enjoyment than singing this theme song…”Whenever my life gets me so down, I know I can go down…to where the music and the fun never ends…” What can you not like about a group of 20-somethings doing sketch comedy on a stage that rotates improvising with homemade props teaching lessons that…
Back to School at South Hampton Institute of Technology
Haven’t you always wanted to create your own school? In this comedy, one of Justin Long and Jonah Hill’s first movies, Justin’s character gathers all those who were not accepted in a myriad of ways and starts his own college to hide the fact that he was not accepted to an higher education institution. Watching…
The Manchurian Candidate
The imagery of mind control and the timing of this classic film, now owned by Frank Sinatra’s estate, shows the power of suggestion and how even the best can get mixed up in the most tense of plots against government officials. The final scene = razor’s edge. Here is the link to the classic film,…
I Am Spartacus…
In light of the Supreme Court hearings this week, I thought it appropriate to post about the epic drama, Spartacus, starring Kirk Douglas. In the film, in order to support someone that will fall for their actions, others different than Spartacus assume responsibility with him by saying his name as their own. Have you ever…
Captain Caveman!
What a time to be alive where you can purchase your favorite cartoon! I know that I would stay up late just to watch reruns of this cartoon as it wasn’t the most popular at the time but I know holds a spot in everyone’s heart, especially when he yells, “Captain Caveman!” Enjoy the entire…
Retro Pop 