The Doctor

The Doctor attended The Poughkeepsie Institute of Technical Science or, as it is colloquially referred to, The Pits. His thesis paper "It's Far to Early to Tell" has been used in classrooms as an example of how NOT to formulate a medical science theory. The Doctor was previously employed in Mallorca, Spain as a master of ceremonies and first aid provider at local wine tastings before joining the Tuesday Night Cigar Club.
  • Film Review – Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

    Well, they have gone and done it to us once again. “They” being the rapscallions who dictate which movies will be available on Netflix and “us” being your favorite Doctor and Tuesday Night Cigar Club Chairman Cade. As the season changes with its usual staid inevitability, winter slowly giving...
  • Blu-ray Review: Hot Dog… The Movie!

    Late of one winter afternoon I was conversing with TNCC chairman Matthew Cade and lamenting the fact that Hot Dog…The Movie! was no longer available for rental. In fact, I was already well aware of this inconvenience, as it hadn’t been available on any streaming service for some time,...
  • Book Review – “Runnin’ With The Devil” by Noel Monk

    Eddie Van Halen recently passed away at the age of 65, and while my heart goes out to his family and friends, I can’t help but also feel a twinge of sadness for those of us who didn’t know the guitar genius personally, but “knew” him nonetheless: The Legion...
  • Film Review – By Night’s End (2020)

    Home Invasion Horror is certainly its own subgenre at this point, with The Strangers and Hush being two of The Doctor’s personal favorites. When TNCC chairman Cade managed to obtain an advanced screener of By Night’s End and I had a look at the intriguing trailer, you can bet...
  • Film review – Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020)

    I suppose I could start this movie review by further discussing my mental state in this Year of The Virus, but who wants to hear more of that drudgery? We are all coping in our respective ways, albeit some better than others. There was no way for me to...
  • Lifetime Movie Review – The Wrong Cheerleader (2019)

    Time slogs onward, the days moving by with the normal ceaseless momentum. Quarantined in my laboratory as well as within the confines of my own mind, your favorite Doctor has taken to talking to himself. This isn’t alarming by itself, as I have always been one to get lost...
  • Film Review – Black Christmas (2019)

    After a stretch of heat and humidity, the temperature dipped into the sixties on a recent Saturday and the north Texas region that The Doctor inhabits was pelted with an unremittent rain. Oh well. With everything still on virtual lockdown in this Year Of The Virus it wasn’t like...
  • Film Review – Satanic Panic (2019)

    Tuesday Night Cigar Club chairman Cade notified me recently that the Shudder streaming channel was kindly doing their part in this time of global crisis by providing a free 30-day trial service for anyone who signed up. After the trial period ends, the service can be retained for a...
  • Film Reviews – Deathstalker 2 (1987) & Chopping Mall(1986)

    A Rainy Day Made Sunny: Into the Film Vault of Jim Wynorski A recent, rainy Saturday afternoon of slate grey sent me scurrying hither and thither in search of entertainment. Obviously, I was unable to go anywhere due to the ongoing virus crisis and the dismal weather only added...