TailSlate remembers Jerry Lewis
“I’ve had great success being a total idiot” – Jerry Lewis “I don’t want to be remembered. I want the nice words when I can hear them” – Jerry Lewis Sorry Jerry, but we cannot not remember you now that … Read more
Month: August 2017
Tail Slate remembers Elvis Presley on the 40th anniversary of his passing
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was my 8th day of Air Force Basic Training. I returned to the dormitory with some other trainees and we saw several of the members … Read more
Head North, East, South or West as needed to see ‘Ingrid Goes West’
Today, when you look at social media, you see that the narrative can be overtaken by people just from Twitter and Instagram. I know when Ferguson was going down those first few nights, I was watching feeds on the ground … Read more
Stowaway on the ‘Girls Trip’
“Things are seldom as they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream” – Gilbert and Sullivan lyric from H.M.S. Pinafore Introducing the four members of the “Flossy Posse” “Ryan Pierce” (Regina Hall – Think Like a Man) is a very successful … Read more
Charlize Theron is one plutonium powered ‘Atomic Blonde’
Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is “Ich bin ein Berliner!”… All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words “Ich bin ein … Read more
‘Dunkirk’ tells the story of a war-time miracle that was not a victory
We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations – Winston Churchill in a speech delivered to the House of Commons on June 4, 1940 “I was … Read more
Tail Slate recasts one of the biggest hits of 1977
Four decades ago, a movie hit theaters that soared past the $100 million box office mark. It spawned sequels in 1980 and 1983 that did well at the box office between them. No, not Star Wars: Episode IV – A … Read more
‘War For the Planet of the Apes’ is a solid entry in a strong franchise
“It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man” – H. L. Mencken “The Chinese have a saying; “Before setting off on revenge, you first dig *two* graves”” – Roger Moore as “James Bond” in For Your … Read more
‘A Ghost Story’ leaves you haunted and confused
A Ghost Story is a meditative look on the experience of death. Well, meditative is an understatement. A Ghost Story almost never strays from its sloth-like pace and overall vibe of pretentiousness, making the entire hour and a half investment … Read more