The Unfettered Critic
A View From the Bridgerton – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – May 2022
“Downton Abbey! Have you heard it’s coming back?”
A voice called from across the street, not far from Jacksonville’s historic downtown. We looked around, and realized it belonged to a neighbor […]
If It Worked Once . . . – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – April 2022
We mentioned “remakes” in our last column: new movies based on existing properties that inspired studios and filmmakers to wanna do them again. Remake motivation for studio executives is obvious. […]
Oscar Time: Reflections On a Gilded Icon – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – March 2022
You were up at five AM on February 8, anxiously awaiting revelation of the 2021 Oscar nominations, right?
Yeah, neither were we, but then, we’re old hands at this. We slept […]
Let’s all stay out of the lobby… – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – February 2022
Sinking into a comfy seat in a crowded auditorium ain’t gonna happen for us—yet. The good news, however, is that we all can be entertained at home (for just a […]
What We Left Behind – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – December 2021/January 2022
Have you ever felt as though you’re in a Twilight Zone episode?
Of course you have. Everybody feels that way these days—ever since early 2020, when we all woke to […]
Sympathy for the Devil – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – November 2021
Back when TVs still wore rabbit ears, rumors spread about “pay television.” Folks chuckled, “Will we have to drop quarters into a box? Who’s gonna come around to pick up […]
Read All About It – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2021
Trade magazine Publisher’s Weekly reports that book sales are climbing for the second year. This news can be traced directly to the pandammit. Statistics show that people have remembered that […]
What’s on Second? – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – September 2021
It began at the beginning. Literally.
You’re aware that John Wayne was born Marion Morrison, right? And that Marilyn Monroe’s birth name was Norma Jeane Mortenson until she changed it to […]
Didn’t Hear It Through the Grapevine – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – August 2021
We watched a movie at a theater for the first time in eighteen months.
Really.
And yes, it felt like a big deal, because post-vaccinations, with the pandammit looking a little less […]
It’s Getting Better All The Time – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – July 2021
Something’s in the air. Something soothing, as opposed to the scary silence that’s surrounded us for far too long.
Voices can be heard on the street, unmuffled by masks. We hear […]