This last weekend I got to see the newest in the Halloween Franchise. This is one of the best, calling back and forth between the past and the future, films that has rocked the horror genre. Although intriguing questions were not answered, the portrayal of Laurie Strode by Jamie Lee Curtis is perfect and believable…
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Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus is the cult movie of October. This film brings joy to those that initially saw it in the 1990’s but also all of those moviegoers that shared this film with the next generation. You can see the three sisters at Halloween wandering through the streets playing tricks on on other trick or treaters…
Chicago Cubs, a Bear of a Team
Growing up in a Midwest, Great Plains state, we didn’t really have many baseball teams to root for or to claim as our “home” team. There were the Colorado Rockies, the Kansas City Royals, but if you wanted to be part of a larger group, the Cubbies were your team. Growing up, it was Andre…
The Top Hat
A fashion accessory that only adds class to any outfit. Have you ever taken the time to think about the person you think of when you think of a person in a top hat? I immediately go to Fred Astaire from the movie Top Hat, but then my mind wanders to the great Marlene Dietrich. …
Castle Rock is Retro?
I would say, yes! Pulling from all of the characters from Stephen Kings previous works of art, Castle Rock reigns supreme in creepiness and artistic styling. I also love that the audience is kind of in on the joke yet at the same times can’t predict where the story will go next. For instance, when…
1984
“Big Brother is watching you.” With the President’s emergency alert going out last week, I felt it was appropriate to look at the novel 1984. As Orwell wrote this novel in the 1940s, during and after the World War II, he warned of thought police and screens that watch and communicate to people. I had…
Gotta Get Down on Friday!
All, here is a link to one of pop culture’s greatest gifts: Rebecca Black’s song, Friday, the anthem made famous on YouTube. Funny enough, it is really catchy and has stood the test of time for the last few years. Here is the video for your viewing pleasure: Recently, the singer showed up on The…
Fashion of the 60’s
So many rivers of activism and advancement showed itself in the 1960’s, even in fashion. Take a look at this picture and think about what they are thinking. Do you think that they would ever imagine that some of these trends would be just as popular today? What trends are we seeing today that could…
Catcher in the Rye
I remember reading this during my early high school years and I have read this during those times of frustration that seem to be coming more and more lately in regards to the world that we live in. Holden, the main character, leaves his school and goes to New York City to avoid talking to…
Dazed and Confused
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.
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,…
Retro Pop 