Scribbler's Rave & Favorite Five: Tuesday Night at the Movies, #3 The Last Dragon

So I know y'all were expecting the continuation of the "Tuesday Night at the Movies" edition of the "Rave & Favorite Five" last week and maybe that one Frantic Fanatic of the Blog out there thought, "Uttt-ohh...is he bumping one movie for another again?"  Well, unlike the conundrum of picking between House Party and Friday in the No. 4 slot, this holdup was simple: the late, great Muhammad Ali passed away, so yeah...that kinda took precedence.  Anyway, as you see which movie comes in at No. 3, there might be some of you who might think, "You have The Last Dragon ahead of Friday and (for those one or two of you hard core science fiction buffs) Blade Runner?!?!" Others might side eye from a different angle like, "The Last Dragon is only at No. 3???  What could you possibly have ahead of it?!?!"  Either way, this movie has been part of my cultural consciousness since I was six years old, it never ever gets loses its nostalgic allure and I'll give both the stiff critics and the overzealous cultists five good reasons why it made my cut...

Scribbler's Throwback of the Week: Marvin Gaye, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"

Before today, I never realized that the late, great Marvin Gaye was murdered one day before his 45th birthday in 1984.  I remember being in pre-kindergarten when it happened and that being one of the first occasions when an artist's death affected me because I absolutely loved--and still do love--his voice and his music.  Marvin Gaye could give you silky smooth and semi-rough all in one record.  He truly sang with soul because he had such a troubled spirit, so you felt every emotion with which he sang and could relate to his joy and pain.  Furthermore, he's one of the few artists that could adjust with any change in the musical climate, and that's part of what makes him such a dope and unforgettable artist.