The Buffs came out looking like they had something to prove. Eric Bieniemy ran like a man with a grudge, cutting through Miami’s defense like a hot knife, dragging defenders like dead weight. The ‘Canes looked stunned early, their vaunted defense gasping for answers. Hagan was steady, hitting short routes and moving the chains, and … Read More “’83 Miami Hurricanes 21 ’90 Colorado Buffaloes 20” »
The ’85 Bears walked in like a wrecking crew, all piss and vinegar, but by the fourth quarter, they were just another old prizefighter swinging at ghosts. Two games now, two leads pissed away like warm beer on a hot sidewalk. Brock Purdy, looking more like some golden boy out of a superhero flick, tore … Read More “’23 San Francisco 49ers 44 ’85 Chicago Bears 38” »
The 1979 USC Trojans football team was one of the most dominant squads in college football history. Led by Heisman Trophy winner Charles White, the Trojans bulldozed through their schedule, finishing the season 11-0-1 and claiming a national championship. How Good Were They? Record: 11-0-1 (Undefeated, with one tie) Final Ranking: #2 in AP Poll, … Read More “’79 USC Trojans 45 ’91 Florida State Seminoles 24” »
Tony Rice ran like the damn field owed him something. And maybe it did. Maybe it owed him every last yard of that 302 he ripped out of the turf, every last snap where he tucked the ball under his arm and turned Florida State’s defense into bewildered spectators. Florida State came in with speed, … Read More “’88 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40 ’92 Florida State Seminoles 38” »
A bit of mixed feelings on the career of Michael Moorer. At light heavyweight, he looked like an executioner. You’d see his pictures in the magazines, fists up, eyes dead, some poor bastard crumbling beneath him. They swore up and down he was the next great knockout artist, the next Tyson, the next Hearns, … Read More “Michael Moorer Documentary – Between Fire & Fear” »
A Midwestern Girl with Hollywood Dreams It was 1990, and the lights in that Ohio banquet hall were dim and ugly.Lorissa McComas, just 19, smiled like she meant it — nervous, maybe, but still standing. A petite brunette, big hazel eyes, legs like she used to dance ballet, which she did. She moved with grace, … Read More “Lorissa McComas – The Tragic Death of a B-Movie Queen” »
M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap is a refreshing entry in his career and I’ve enjoyed most of his movies. This time around, he forgoes the twists that have become his trademark and instead delivers a taut, suspenseful thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Josh Hartnett stars as Cooper, … Read More “Trap – M.Night Syamalan’s Story Without A Twist” »
Bud hangs over LAST NIGHT ALIVE like a ghost long before the horror fully takes shape. Even after his brutal death in the motel room, his presence contaminates every scene, every memory, every conversation. He isn’t just a victim lying in a pool of blood — he’s the emotional wreckage the entire film keeps circling … Read More “Richard Poche as Bud in LAST NIGHT ALIVE” »
Jessica is the kind of woman who learned a long time ago that if you don’t harden yourself emotionally, the world will happily do it for you. In LAST NIGHT ALIVE, she enters the story like somebody already halfway accustomed to chaos — speeding through the city at night in her battered red Honda Civic, … Read More “Katrina Sherwood as Jess in LAST NIGHT ALIVE” »
Tess is the kind of person who looks like she stopped sleeping regularly sometime around her second major life mistake and never quite found her way back. In LAST NIGHT ALIVE, she isn’t presented as a polished “final girl” or a glamorous noir femme fatale. She’s exhausted, emotionally frayed, impulsive, vulnerable, and constantly carrying the … Read More “Mary Newman as Tess in LAST NIGHT ALIVE” »
