Magazine: Theresa Krakauskas

While I’ve been known to prefer the dark side in my viewing habits, and don’t do heartwarming well, that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy something upbeat. Just as long as there aren’t too many trips to the cornfield. These three selections, now on Amazon Prime Video, were a perfect trifecta of optimism, woman power, laughter, […]

At first, I was going to include this film in an article about a couple of other promising women streaming right now, but after I saw it, I thought it deserved a singular moment. Still in some actual movie theaters, but also On Demand and streaming on Amazon Prime is Promising Young Woman. I’d wanted […]

A Trilogy of Tantalizing Diversions By: Theresa Krakauskas It’s perfectly understandable that people want to cut the cord, get away from exorbitant fees, and stop paying for channels they’ll never watch. This demand gave birth to the growing number of original programs on outside-the-cable-box streaming platforms, and while there’s plenty to feed your intellect, from […]

A Tale of Two Reboots By: Theresa Krakauskas While I have a traditional movie I like to watch for every holiday, New Year’s Day has always been up for grabs. After a night of celebrating, I often prefer something long, consistent, slow-moving enough to easily follow, yet still entertaining. If that’s what you’ll be looking […]

Investigating Worldwide Horror By: Theresa Krakauskas Nothing screams holiday season like horror films, and I’m not talking about the remake of Black Christmas. That makes me scream for other reasons. Where was Olivia Hussey when we needed her? However, there are some interesting offerings on Netflix you might not know about, all of value in […]

Three Courses of Netflix By: Theresa Krakauskas While it’s traditional to take a nap watch football after a huge Thanksgiving meal, not much about this year’s Thanksgiving will be traditional. Hopefully, you’ll still be having that meal and giving thanks, even if it’s not the usual way. Perhaps your dinner guests will be on Zoom, […]

Eat This Movie By: Theresa Krakauskas I’m a big fan of creating my own holiday traditions, one of them watching a specific movie on each holiday. On Christmas, it’s Robin and the Seven Hoods; on New Year’s Eve, it’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; on Halloween, it’s The Midnight Hour; and on Thanksgiving, it’s Henry […]

Utopia Earns Its Place in a Crowded World By: Theresa Krakauskas At the beginning of every episode of Utopia, there is a disclaimer that this is a work of fiction. It is not based on fact. At least we hope it’s not. Utopia is the story of a viral pandemic and conspiracy theories. It’s understandable […]

It Seemed a Fairly Ordinary Night… By: Theresa Krakauskas Silly me. I told everyone, it’s a fad; it will pass. When is a fad not a fad? When it becomes an institution and a tradition, goes on for decades, and is something that even a pandemic can’t stop. And I started it. “Is it a […]

We Have Met the Enemy… By: Theresa Krakauskas It’s that time of year again, when all the zombies come out, and I don’t mean Halloween. The Walking Dead franchise – or as they more artistically put it, universe – has returned, and brought with it a new show, World Beyond. Warning: possible spoilers ahead if […]

We’ll Always Have Paris By: Theresa Krakauskas Maybe you think you know Paris Hilton. Maybe you don’t care about Paris Hilton, or have no clue who she is. But you don’t, and you should. She’s more like you than you think, especially if you were abused.  Born in 1981, Paris was the eldest child of […]

She’s a Barbie Girl By: Theresa Krakauskas One of my favorite toys as a child was Barbie, and I still haven’t outgrown her, even though my relationship with her is a little different as an adult. I acquired my first Barbie as a bribe, when my older sister wanted me to turn a blind eye […]

The Garden That Keeps On Growing By: Theresa Krakauskas As I was watching a marathon of movies adapted from V.C. Andrews books on Lifetime last weekend, I wondered if, as an actor, Jason Priestly ever choked on the dreck coming out of his mouth. Finding out during the commercial break trivia that he’d directed Fallen […]

Lovecraft Country, Where the Horror is Real By: Theresa Krakauskas I stumbled on Lovecraft Country a couple of weekends ago, when I left the TV on the same channel after watching a movie on HBO. I’d seen a promo for it, thought it looked good, and knew Jordan Peele was involved, but I’d assumed it […]

A Little Bit of Soap: From Daytime To Beyond By: Theresa Krakauskas Do you watch soap operas? Wait. Before you answer that question with a no, think about the television shows you have enjoyed over the years, and read this definition from Oxford Languages: soap op·er·a (/ˈsōp ˌäp(ə)rə/) – noun – a television or radio […]

Evolution of TV: Where Do We Grow From Here? By: Theresa Krakauskas Gather around while I put on my shawl and tell you about when television was first invented. Okay, I’m not that old, but there was a time when people didn’t have screens in front of them 24/7. While I don’t remember life before […]

That’s Show Biz, Kids By: Theresa Krakauskas In an age when (hopefully) we are more woke than ever, it’s no surprise Alex Winter chose to make Showbiz Kids. Yes, that Alex Winter. Otherwise known as Bill S. Preston, Esq. from the Bill & Ted movies. Before he took off in a phone booth time machine […]

Still Clueless After All These Years By: Theresa Krakauskas When Amy Heckerling decided to write and direct her own version of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma, set in 1990s Beverly Hills, I doubt she knew it would survive a quarter century, let alone become the iconic film it is. Having already directed Fast Times at […]

Hamilton: History Then Becomes History Now By: Theresa Krakauskas We won’t speak of the amount of time I invested, trying to win tickets in the Hamilton lottery. The hours of my life I can’t get back, and the disappointment keenly felt every time I was not a winner. Okay, maybe I am still a little […]

Snowpiercer: The Eternal Engine Moves to the Small Screen By: Theresa Krakauskas While it’s been on TV rotation for a while now, it’s no surprise not many people saw Snowpiercer in a movie theater. When Harvey Weinstein (of all people) insisted on director Bong Joon-Ho cutting 25 minutes from his masterpiece, Joon-Ho ended up winning […]