By Melissa Antoinette Garza Growing up in Massachusetts and specifically living in Springfield MA, Dr. Seuss is kind of my man. The SNEETCHES is my jam, but I adore the original books and cartoons of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS, THE CAT IN THE HAT, THE LORAX, HORTON […]
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White Palace (1990) – Movie Review *James Spader, Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza This came out when the “R” rated stickers on the VHS cases at the rental store would still give me a thrill. Those stickers on a flick like this meant something that the folks nowadays will never understand. You had to be a kid in the […]
Suspiria (2018) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I wanted to like this so much more than I did. It’s a beautiful film. The artistry and stylistic choices are gorgeous to stare at. Tilda Swinton is breathtakingly brilliant in her multiple performances throughout. Jessica Harper was a wonderful surprise in a minor supporting […]
JENNIFER 8 (1992) – Movie Review *Uma Thurman, Andy Garcia, Lance Henriksen, Kathy Baker, John Malkovich*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza JENNIFER 8 (1992) is one of those films that I loved so much as a teenager and grew with so I’m not sure if it’s truly as good as I think it is or if it’s more of a nostalgia style love. At 13, I was […]
Thinner (1996) – Horror Movie Review *Stephen King, Tom Holland, Robert John Burke*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza THINNER (1996) is amazing. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a train-wreck. It’s a psychotic fever dream that is a mixture of the sensational overacting you see in MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) and a plot similar to DRAG ME TO HELL (2009). I really am unsure whether it’s […]
9 1/2 Weeks (1986) – Sexploitation Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I’ll take ‘Movies I constantly secretly rented as a teenager for $200, Alex.’ My God, I love this movie. Talk about Fem Goddess! 9 1/2 WEEKS is why I am always in for Fem Goddess Kim Basinger and fuck Alec Baldwin! The evolution of her character […]
Shaun of the Dead (2004) – Horror Comedy Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Today I needed a comfort movie. If I was the average middle-age gal having an off day that would probably be a fuzzy Hallmark flick, but alas I am not. For me, SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004) is my warm blanket to cuddle with. […]
HALLOWEEN (2018) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza When HALLOWEEN (2018)came out and I saw the trailer, I was a bit worried it was going to go the H20(1998) route. I wanted to be optimistic. I wanted to really love this, but I was scared going in. The film opens with podcasters Daina […]
Goosebumps 2 (2018) – Family Film Review *Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Caleel Harris, Madison Iseman, Jack Black, Mick Wingert*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza As a teen, I loved Fear Street books. I owned them all. I still own a few and read them on occasion for fun. I’d also get the Goosebumps books, but FS was just a tad edgier. The Goosebumps show, however was right up my alley […]
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999) – Movie Review *Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Marisa Coughlan, Barry Watson, Molly Ringwald*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza As much as I’m always full fem, sometimes I am just a teenage gal in a woman’s body. On days like that, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE (1999) is a great place for me to go. Leigh Ann (Katie Holmes) is an A student in desperate need […]
Wild At Heart (1990) Movie Review *David Lynch, Nicolas Cage Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Willem Dafoe*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza A good friend from across the pond mentioned this flick a few days back. It’s one of my favorites and I haven’t seen it in awhile. It also is that friend’s birthday today so in celebration of my buddy Ian and in honor of David Lynch, […]
Grease (1978) – Movie Review *Stockard Channing, Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza GREASE (1978) is a fantastic musical. There were few weekends that this wasn’t playing on my television as a kid. My older and more conventional sister always saw herself as Sandy (Olivia Newton-John), but me – I am and have always been a […]