Musings of a Wandering Writer

When it comes to Wes Craven's famous works, I generally consider Scream to be the high point of his filmography despite the widespread success of his A Nightmare on Elm Street series. To be fair, both are quite good, however the original Scream is an excellent slasher film that properly executes many of the ideas that Craven first toyed with back in the 1980s that I believe sets it apart from its slasher siblings like Friday the 13th and Halloween . When Craven passed away in 2015 , I generally didn't believe another Scream film would be made, and I had considerable doubts when I heard a new one was coming out. 1 Where You Can Find It:  I saw this in theaters however it looks like it may also be available for streaming on Paramount+ in February 2022 . General Information  Scream (also frequently referred to as "Scream 5") is a slasher horror film that was released on 14 January 2022. It was co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett with writing by Jame...

Dear America, Lately, it has dawned on me that the opportunity to hear stories first-hand about the greatest hits of the last century is slowly but surely slipping through my fingers. I've been spending a lot of time recently looking into what life was like during the Cold War and some of the surrounding events that I didn't even know had happened. Sure, the internet is a thing I suppose, but maybe the old-school fella in me yearns for the chance to ask questions and hear the answers without spell-check. It's amazing what the generations before us experienced, and although I wouldn't knock my own personal travels, I worry that I may never get another chance to ask about "back then." How many folks are left that marched with Dr. King? Who can still speak to what it was like to live in the USSR? Does anyone still remember the last time that people got drafted? It fills me with unease to acknowledge that there is even a limited amount of folks who will be able to...

This one has been on my to-do list for a very long time and I'm ecstatic to review it. I must admit that I'd seen this one once before when it first came out, however I didn't remember anything about it. With a bit of trepidation, I went into this with lowered expectations (especially after the last two films I reviewed), however my doubts were quashed well before the first act came to a close. 1 Where You Can Find It:  I saw this on Amazon Video where it is available for rent/purchase. General Information  Nightcrawler is a neo-noir thriller that was released on 31 October 2014. It was written and directed by Dan Gilroy and serves as Gilroy's directorial debut. Robert Elswit provided the cinematography with James Newton Howard composing. It was produced under Bold Films and distributed by Open Road Films. Financially, it was a fairly significant success by accruing around $47 million at the box office with a budget of approximately $8.5 million. Critically, it was an...