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We Found It On Streaming: TUNNEL VISION (1976)

November 1, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

This film came out during the early days of Saturday Night Live and features a number of cast members from the show. But that doesn’t mean you have to see it. [click for more]

We Found It On Streaming: HUBIE HALLOWEEN (2020)

October 25, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

HUBIE HALLOWEEN is a typical Adam Sandler movie: a cast full of his friends and family, scatological humor and cameos galore. But is it good? Well… [click for more]

SNL@50: The Eras: 1976-1979: Addition By Subtraction

October 18, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

For most shows, losing your biggest and most popular star would be fatal. For SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, it only made it better. [click for more]

We Found It On Streaming: WEREWOLVES WITHIN (2021)

October 18, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

WEREWOLVES WITHIN is an excellent blend of horror and comedy, with a great cast from top to bottom and witty writing that balances the scares and the laughs. [click for more]

SATURDAY NIGHT And The Truth Of “Based On A True Story”

October 16, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

SATURDAY NIGHT asks the question of how much creative license is too much, and how lack of authenticity affects the film. [click for more]

SNL@50: The Other SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

October 11, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

In 1975, two SATURDAY NIGHT LIVES debuted. One is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the other did even last a year. We talk about that one here. [click for more]

We Found It On Streaming: SCARE ME (2020)

October 11, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

SCARE ME is a creepy display of the horrors of storytelling, buoyed by the performance of its leads, that can’t quite make it to the finish line intact. [click for more]

SNL@50: The Eras: 1975-1976: In The Beginning

October 4, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

Our first SNL era covers the first, tumultuous year of the show. We cover its growing pains, its successes and its failures. [click for more]

We Found It On Streaming: ZOMBIE TOWN (2023)

October 4, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

ZOMBIE TOWN offers a gore-free zombie movie that the whole family could watch. Too bad they couldn’t give us a better movie. [click for more]

We Found It On Streaming: LOVE, GILDA (2018)

September 20, 2024 Bill Gatevackes

Gilda Radner’s life has the making of a powerful documentary biography. That makes it puzzling why LOVE, GILDA is so bland and tame. [click for more]