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  • The Unstoppable Horror of the 21st Century

    The Unstoppable Horror of the 21st Century

    Originally published on September 11, 2019 For readers of this site, I have written extensively on the horror genre. While mostly in a humorous manner, live-recapping horror films as I watched them, I have a sincere appreciation of the genre. Mostly because it delves into subject matter that we consciously, and perhaps forcefully, push out […]

    Mike Gray

    November 9, 2022
    American culture, culture, halloween, horror
    21st century, 9/11, classic horror, essay, Hereditary, history of horror films, horror films, It Follows, Midsommar
  • Perfect Movies: Dazed and Confused

    Perfect Movies: Dazed and Confused

    Nostalgia is a powerful force. The sentimental longing for the past as it connects to personal and positive memories is the kind of feeling that, when brought up in conversation, makes older people unbearable to younger generations. Meanwhile, those who have gained a certain experience in life know that the callous youth that reject their nostalgic […]

    Mike Gray

    February 1, 2023
    American culture, culture, film, Uncategorized
    1970s, 90s film, Dazed and Confused, entertainment, film, nostalgia, perfect movie, Richard Linklater, Wiley Wiggins
  • Cult Classics: Grindhouse

    Cult Classics: Grindhouse

    The lurid exploitation films of the 60s, 70s, and 80s gave cheap thrills to filmgoing audiences looking to make out in the back seats of the theater or their cars, see a few gross kill-shots and grungy effects, or else enjoy the well-tread tropes and hackneyed cinematography that these films promised. Their enjoyment by cinephiles […]

    Mike Gray

    January 31, 2023
    culture, film
    2007, cult, cult classic, Death Proof, Grindhouse, Planet Terror, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
  • Perfect Movies: American Psycho

    Perfect Movies: American Psycho

    “You like Huey Lewis & The News?” I sure do, and Patrick Bateman makes a great argument for the strengths of their 1983 breakthrough album, Sports. It would be a great moment in any retro film for the main character to espouse his love of mainstream contemporary music, but becoming a counterpoint to the action […]

    Mike Gray

    January 29, 2023
    1980s, American culture, cult, culture, film, nostalgia
    2000, American Psycho, analysis, Christian Bale, culture, film, Harron, Patrick Bateman, Perfect Movies, review
  • Great TV: Spaced

    Great TV: Spaced

    Your 20s is a weird decade in life: being out on your own for the first time, trying to get a career going, and navigating the pitfalls of adult relationships without having much experience can be both exciting and frustrating. A lot of the time, it’s being surprised that you’ve either outgrown many things you’ve […]

    Mike Gray

    January 29, 2023
    culture, television
    1999-2001, British, cult, Edgar Wright, Great TV, Jessica Stevenson, Simon Pegg, Spaced, television, TV series
  • Cult Classics: Big Trouble in Little China

    Cult Classics: Big Trouble in Little China

    “You know what ol’ Jack Burton always says at a time like this?” “Who?” “Jack Burton. Me!” Jack Burton and his truck, The Pork Chop Express, barrel into San Francisco’s Chinatown with a delivery while he gives a monologue over the CB airwaves that summarizes his character and general attitude: “When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac […]

    Mike Gray

    January 29, 2023
    culture, film
    1986, Big Trouble in Little China, comedy, cult classic, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, martial arts
  • TGIF Revisited: Full House – “Honey, I Broke The House”

    TGIF Revisited: Full House – “Honey, I Broke The House”

    Well, here we are: recapping an episode of the much-beloved, much-hated show Full House. I’ve been dreading this one, since I absolutely cannot stand this show and never have been able to. Oh sure, I watched it when I was a kid but would also rage at the TV when it was on because I […]

    Mike Gray

    January 27, 2023
    humor, recap, television
    America, American culture, Full House, humor, Millennials, nostalgia, Pop culture, recap, television, TGIF, the 1990s
  • TGIF Revisited: Dinosaurs – “A New Leaf”

    TGIF Revisited: Dinosaurs – “A New Leaf”

    As has been mentioned on this site and in many other places, the 1990s was a weird time for television. Thanks to the booming economy in America, money was shooting out of everyone’s ears and was collected off the ground to throw at ideas that could potentially make even more money. This resulted in insane […]

    Mike Gray

    January 22, 2023
    humor, recap, television
    A New Leaf, ABC, Dinosaurs, humor, Jim Henson, recap, TGIF
  • Totally 80’s: Kids Movies!

    Totally 80’s: Kids Movies!

    My folks took my sisters and I to the movies frequently when I was a kid, and I was lucky enough to see some great films in the theaters as a result, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, and Back to the Future, Part II. Besides this, since my dad was such a film […]

    Mike Gray

    January 21, 2023
    culture, film
    1980’s films, 80’s kids films, Back to the Future, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Explorers, Little Monsters, Mac and Me, Return to Oz, Short Circuit, The Goonies, The Neverending Story, The Princess Bride, The Wizard, Weird Science
  • Great TV: Mystery Science Theater 3000

    Great TV: Mystery Science Theater 3000

    Although this is primarily a movie site, television is also written about here, mostly because the lines between TV and film have become increasingly blurred over the years. Just as the series of articles on Great TV is a section of this site, there have been a fair amount of articles written about the terrible, […]

    Mike Gray

    January 16, 2023
    culture, television
    analysis, Comedy Central, Crow T Robot, culture, Joel Hodgson, Mike Nelson, MST3K, Mystery Science Theater 3000, postmodernism, Sci Fi Channel, television, the 90s, Tom Servo
  • Awesome Garbage: Cool as Ice

    Awesome Garbage: Cool as Ice

    At one point in the history of America-specifically the beautiful, stupid early 1990s-there was an awkward transition in pop culture when rap music was something on the verge of being a legitimate genre and something entertainers aped to seem hip without actually working too hard at making their rap good or authentic. While Will Smith […]

    Mike Gray

    January 15, 2023
    American culture, cult, culture, film, humor, nostalgia, recap, the 90s
    1991, awesome garbage, camp, Cool as Ice, film, Michael Gross, one-hit wonder, recap, so bad it’s good, Vanilla Ice
  • Great TV: The Addams Family

    Let’s play a word association game. If I used the words creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and ooky, my guess is that you would snap your fingers twice and say The Addams Family. And it’s amazing at just how deeply the TV show has permeated popular culture at this point: running from 1964 to 1966 and […]

    Mike Gray

    January 15, 2023
    American culture, culture, halloween, humor, television, Uncategorized
    1964, cult classic, Great TV, halloween, John Astin, Original Series, The Addams Family
  • Perfect Movies: Blazing Saddles

    Perfect Movies: Blazing Saddles

    There are great films that change the landscape of cinema: your Citizen Kanes and Godfathers and Days of Heavens and such and such. Then you have films that are moving depictions of the human condition and of overcoming adversity to find one’s place in the world: The Color Purple, for example, and another film I’m […]

    Mike Gray

    January 12, 2023
    culture, film
    1974, Blazing Saddles, Cleavon Little, comedy, Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks, perfect movie, race
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