Scrooged (1988) – Another Christmas Carol Remake Nobody Asked For
Ben Dover In the classic Charles Dickens story “A Christmas Carol,” Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old man who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The ghosts show Scrooge the…
comedy
Fatman (2020)
Forget that jolly old elf you thought you knew. This ain’t your grandma’s Santa Claus. “Fatman” throws a curveball with Mel Gibson as a grumpy, gun-toting Kris Kringle battling a…
Slap Shot (1977) – A Hilarious and Problematic Romp Through Minor League Hockey
Paul Newman Delivers a Slapstick Performance in This Goofy Sports Comedy Introduction: Gather ’round, you young whippersnappers, and let old Ben Dover tell you about a movie they used to…
SLC Punk (1998) – 4 Safety-Pinned Mohawks
In the vibrant and rebellious world of 1980s punk rock, “SLC Punk!” stands out as a cult classic that captures the essence of youthful defiance and the search for identity.…
The Boondock Saints (1999) – 1.0 Dramatic Fingerwags
Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown…
Freaky (2020) – 3.5 Blood-Soaked Pom-Poms
Freaky has seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler who spends her days trying to survive high school and the cruel actions of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the latest target of…
You Can’t Kill Stephen King (2012) – About as scary as a basket of kittens
A group of friends visit a lake where horror author Stephen King lives, and start getting killed off one at a time. Review by Ben Dover: You Can’t Kill Stephen…
What About Bob? (1991) – Take a “vacation” from your problems. Baby steps to the elevator… baby steps to the car…
A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation. Review by Ben Dover: What About Bob?…
A Scanner Darkly (2006) – 4 Paranoid Pineapple Expresses
A Scanner Darkly is set in a not-too-distant future where America has lost its “war” on drugs, Fred, an undercover cop, is one of many people hooked on the popular…
Thanksgiving (2023) – 2 Stale Turkeys
Thanksgiving is a 2023 American slasher film by Eli Roth and written by Jeff Rendell, based on a story by the pair. Based on Roth’s fictitious trailer of the same…