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“All We Got To Do Is Tell The Story Right”
Someday, I’ll have to do a full commentary on Basic, because . . . wow, does this movie just defy all description. But here are a few notes that I made a couple of days after re-watching the film. 1.)...
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“You Will Be Disqualified.”
Today’s film choice . . . the British psychological thriller, Exam. It’s a movie so mysterious I can barely tell you anything about it at all. Here’s the basic premise of Exam: eight strangers are...
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“This Is Probably the Best Movie Since Volcano!”
Well. It’s the beginning of September, and I feel pretty confident when I say that this is the weirdest fucking movie I have seen and will see all year. Actually, I enjoyed the hell out of it. I just...
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“No Pulse, No Heartbeat. If Condition Does Not Change, This Man is Dead.”
When I was writing my review for Clue some months back, I came across the name of another murder mystery comedy: Murder by Death. It actually predates Clue by almost a decade and has an absolutely...
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“What’s My Name? Fuck Your Mother. That’s My Name.”
So, one day I’m playing around on IMDb — as I am wont to do — and I come across this movie called Unknown. Not the 2011 movie with Liam Neeson and January Jones, (I’d rather scrub toilets with...
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“I’m In The Red Car!
So, my parents? Not real strict about what kind of movies I could watch as a kid. And by “not real strict,” I mean I don’t think there actually were any rules, not of any kind. To be fair to them,...
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“You Can’t Let The Animals Die in the Movie. Only the Women.”
I finally got around to seeing Seven Psychopaths the other day. It’s . . . well, it’s certainly interesting. SUMMARY: Marty (Colin Farrell), a screenwriter struggling with writer’s block (and...
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“Know Your Place. Accept Your Place. Be a Shoe.”
So, I’ve wanted to see Snowpiercer for, shit, two or three years now? I can’t remember exactly when I first heard about it, but it’s been a long time coming, I can tell you that. So over the weekend,...
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“I Am Turning Thirty Next Week, and I Just Want to Go Home and Grow Oranges!”
A few months ago, I went to San Francisco. I don’t make it out to SF all that much, primarily because I don’t have a car and it’s a long damn bus ride. But when I do go, I usually try to get in a trip...
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Season Premiere Round-Up: September 6th-September 29th
So, the 2016-2017 Fall TV Season has begun. Lots of new and returning shows have already started, and I haven’t watched even half of them, because it’s been a bit busy for me lately, and also because I...
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“The Beauty of American Arrogance Is That They Can’t Imagine A World Where...
Years ago, Mek and I saw a trailer for Vantage Point and were intrigued by the initial premise. A conspiracy thriller about a presidential assassination from the POV of multiple people at the scene?...
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“Who Won, And What Was The F*cking Game Anyway?”
I’ve been super excited to see Atomic Blonde, ever since I first saw the trailer back in April. However, I couldn’t help but notice that there was like almost zero buzz about the movie after it...
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“I Know Your Mustache.”
I read my first Agatha Christie novel when I was eleven. By now I’ve read dozens, and while I always enjoy them, most have long since blended in my head, like half-forgotten Friends episodes or various...
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“Let The Past Die. Kill It, If You Have To.”
So. The Last Jedi, huh? I saw this movie basically the second it opened, but I haven’t had the opportunity to write about it until now–although, of course, I’ve read everyone else on the internet...
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MEGA REWATCH: The Mission: Impossible Movies
The latest film in the Mission: Impossible series (Mission Impossible – Fallout) premiered in July, and it got rave reviews from just about everyone. Best film in the franchise, multiple critics...
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Triple Scoop Reviews: Solo: A Star Wars Story, Stripes, and Love, Simon
Solo: A Star Wars Story First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Netflix Spoilers: Yep. Heavily implied spoilers for Rogue One, too. Grade: Vanilla So, I finally watched...
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TV SUPERLATIVES: June, July, and August – 2019
Summer is almost over–not that you’d know it in sunny ass California–so it’s about that time for my Occasional TV Superlatives. If you weren’t around for the last time I did this, it’s pretty...
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Triple Scoop Review: BLOODY HEARTS – Dead Body, Overlord, and The Void
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, so you know what that means: HORROR MOVIES. Dead Body First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Other: Shudder Spoilers: Yes, but only in...
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It’s that time again: our winter TV Superlatives! A quick reminder for how these work: I will bestow whatever TV shows I’ve recently been watching (whether they’re currently airing or not) with awards...
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Triple Spooky Scoop Review: A Tale of Two Sisters, Black Christmas, and Black...
A Tale of Two Sisters Year: 2003 Director: Kim Ji Woon First Watch or Rewatch: First Watch Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, or Other: Other – Shudder Spoilers: Very much so Grade: Vanilla I know. I’m probably...
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