After becoming a household name for his role as the bumbling Lenny Kosnowski on Laverne & Shirley, Michael McKean has gone on to an incredible career as an accomplished character actor — shining as everyone from David St. Hubbins in…
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Poll: What’s Your Favorite Fred Willard Performance?
Fred Willard, comedic character actor great, has died at the age of 86 of natural causes. With a career lasting from 1967 to this year (his final performance will be a recurring role in the upcoming comedy series Space Force,…
Read more →What Are Your Top Five Favorite Films?
Here’s a fun midweek question for you: What are your top five favorite films of all time? This is a very tricky question to be sure. So much so, that when I was coming up with this post I had…
Read more →Who Is Your Favorite Spinal Tap Band Member?
It’s been 35 years since Rob Reiner‘s hugely influential “rockumentary” This Is Spinal Tap was released. The comedy classic chronicles the music-packed misadventures of “England’s loudest band” as they tour America and prepare for the release of their album “Smell…
Read more →The World According to Spinal Tap
Author’s note: This is Spinal Tap is a pretty raunchy movie. If you are the least bit prudish, I suggest you avoid this movie. In fact, it might be prudent to skip reading this review, as I will be quoting several lines that…
Read more →Open Thread: What Is Your All-Time Favorite Movie, And Why?
There are certain films that one of never tires of. These are movies that become more than just entertainment, they become a part of who we are. As someone who loves watching movies, loves writing about movies, loves thinking about…
Read more →Great Movie Scenes: Spinal Tap Goes to Stonehenge
“I think that the problem may have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.” And so we have one of the most iconic scenes from This Is…
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