Soap, Bullets, and Motherly Love: A Look Back at Stallone’s Strangest Film

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When it comes to early ’90s action comedies, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot stands out — not for critical acclaim, but for the sheer audacity of pairing Sylvester Stallone with Estelle Getty in a buddy-cop setup no one saw coming. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode and released in 1992, the film promised high-octane laughs but delivered something closer to a cinematic curiosity.

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How The Golden Girls Broke New Ground

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When I was in my last year as an undergrad at Temple University, I decided to take a course called TV Criticism. It was fascinating, and it was also the first time I was introduced to Lost, which is now one of my favorite shows of all time.

For my final paper, I decided to write about what I consider to be the greatest sitcom ever, The Golden Girls. For the purpose of this blog post, I rewrote some parts and cleaned it up. Thankfully, I’m a better writer now than I was four years ago. Enjoy!

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