Confessions of a Not-So-Dangerous Mind*

Released on December 7, 1990, Clint Eastwood's The Rookie disappointed critics and audiences alike. While many in Hollywood believed that Clint's time as a major player was over, The Man from Malpaso's best days were still ahead.

Netflix has purchased Warner Bros/Discovery for $82.7 billion. Join me as I discuss why this is way more important than you think and may signal the end of cinema as we've known it.

Watched the Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd "buddy comedy/horror" film Friendship. Have a lot of thoughts, not all of which are printable.

November 29, 1990: Misery opens. Rob Reiner's strong adaptation of Stephen's King's bruising novel goes through numerous incarnations -- first Robert Redford, then Warren Beatty -- before Kathy Bates and James Caan make movie magic. Ms. Bates stunning turn as Annie wins her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

The fan-favorite 3rd sequel rolled up an astonishing $300 million at the boxoffice, 60% of which came from the overseas market! And why? Because "In Europe, they line up around the block for Stah-Low-Nay."

38 years on, Steve Martin remains hilariously relatable as family man Neal Page, but our biggest takeaway is funny, friendly, deeply wounded Del Griffith, and the genius who breathed life into him, John Candy. 😢

Money Train opened November 22, 1995. Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson fail to recapture the magic from White Men Can't Jump, but Jennifer Lopez registers strongly in her film debut.

The newest entry in our ongoing series is a rare movie in which "the heroes are also the villains," Changing Lanes.

Home Alone opened November 16, 1990. An instant hit with critics and audiences, the film rolled up an astonishing $477 mil at the box office against a budget of less than $20 mil!

"The Arnold Version" of Stephen King's dystopian classic novel The Running Man opened on November 13, 1987.