Mickey Yarber

Five Fun Facts About Independence Day

October 3, 2021 Mickey Yarber

Twenty-five years ago, Independence Day was released in theaters and a new modern classic was born. Even though most everyone who visits Cord Cutters Club has likely seen the film, there may be some things about it that you didn’t know. With that in mind,

Five Fun Facts About The Goonies

October 3, 2021 Mickey Yarber

The Goonies was a 1985 film by Richard Donner about a group of adventurous kids who discover an old pirate map and follow it into an underground cavern in search of treasure to save their homes. If you’re on this site, then you’ve probably seen

The Real-Life Inspiration for Rocky Balboa

October 3, 2021 Mickey Yarber

Chuck Wepner was a tough man. He learned to handle himself while working as a bouncer in the late ’50s. Then, while in the Marine Corps, he took up boxing. When his time in the service was over, he got into the amateur boxing rings

Was Ed Wood the Worst Film Maker of All Time?

October 2, 2021 Mickey Yarber

From the time he was only 7 years old, Ed Wood wanted to make movies. After seeing the 1931 movie Dracula, he started spending as much time at theaters as he could. He got his first camera when he was a teenager, and he hoped

Christmas Vacation: 47 Differences Between the Film and Script

October 2, 2021 Mickey Yarber

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is my favorite Christmas movie. This year, I’ve had some memorable experiences that have really energized me as a fan like never before. First, I went to see it in the theater for the first time which was better than that time

Review: Body Slam (1986)

October 2, 2021 Mickey Yarber

“A music promoter (Dirk Benedict) who manages a wrestler (Roddy Piper) puts a rock group with a mat card and starts a fad.” I was browsing on Tubi for a flick to watch when my eyes stumbled across the listing for Body Slam. The funny

Review: Point Break (1991)

October 2, 2021 Mickey Yarber

“After a string of bizarre bank robberies in Southern California, with the crooks donning masks of various former presidents, a federal agent, Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), infiltrates the suspected gang. But this is no ordinary group of robbers. They’re surfers — led by the charismatic