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The Trouble with Jessica
from the series Movie Corner... By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II If you suffer from any claustrophobic issues, this dark comedy may just not be the movie for you. It all centers in an elaborate home when Beth, her husband Richard, and Jessica visit Tom and his wife Sarah. Jessica is the uninvited guest coming to their dinner. Tom and Sarah have deep problems of their own, mainly financial troubles. One problem is that Tom and Sarah are having to deal with an enfant terrible like Jessica. Once everybody sits down to eat, some unlikely and disturbing topics are talked about. A moral dilemma arises for Tom, Sarah, Richard and Beth. What do they do? Their situation doesn’t get any easier. Will they be discovered or not? Generally this is a relatively funny dark comedy, although the profanity is unfortunately heavy and profuse. The film is from The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival 44 and was screened at The Main Cinema (formerly known as St. [...]
Nightmares and Sweet Dreams
Peter Molenaar from the series Raise Your Voice... By PETER MOLENAAR April 3rd, 1811 Chicago Avenue….Folks from all around gathered here to protest threats to our Social Security. Democrats listen up: extend the program’s solvency by having millionaires pay the same percentage of income the rest of us pay. SCRAP THE CAP! Photos courtesy Peter Molenaar April 5th, State Capitol grounds….About 25,000 protesters expressed a multi-faceted angst. The artistic expression of homemade signs and costumes was unprecedented, as well. For example, a paper mache mutation protruded from the belly of a bearded elder. It was rendered with stars and stripes, outstretched arms, anguished face and gaping mouth… remember Picasso’s Guernica? Meanwhile, Nukewatch Quarterly:The transfer of new U.S. nuclear bombs to air bases in Europe is part of a “nuclear sharing program”. Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? Just for fun, might we cut military spending in half to see who [...]
Spirit of Phillips May ’25
Dave Moore & Linnea Hadaway have lived here since the Reagan 80s and became life partners while originating the cartoon series “Spirit of Phillips.”
