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Aug 25, 2017
Binge 'n' Purge - Vehicle Voltron
“From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe comes a legend…” If you grew up in the 80s, well, you’ll recognize this as...
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Jul 29, 2017
Movie Reivew - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
I was hoping that Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets would be Luc Besson’s way of saying “fuck you…THIS is how it’s done” to...
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Jun 4, 2017
Opinion - Political Rant Part 3: This One's for the Ladies
The instant the recent Wonder Woman film was deemed a success, I knew this would happen. I’m only a little surprised how quickly it...
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Apr 21, 2017
Mini Movie Reviews - March Madness!
When did March become blockbuster territory??? It’s starting to feel like summer movies are taking a page from Christmas’ book in trying...
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Feb 21, 2017
Movie Review - The Great Wall
You know, I'm beginning to wonder if a lot of these so-called movie critics, both in print and on YouTube, shouldn't be sent back down...
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Nov 7, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - C.H.U.D.
This is likely to be an experience limited to my generation…those that grew up with video stores and rentals in their youth and saw them...
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Aug 5, 2016
Movie Review - Dune (1984)
Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. When we last left the saga of Dune, Alejandro Jodorowsky had failed to secure the funding necessary for...
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Jul 14, 2016
Movie Review - Transformers: Dark of the Moon
It was about a year ago when I started to review the Transformers series of films with the intent of doing something similar to what I...
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Mar 28, 2016
Movie Review - Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Back in the late 70s, three writers sat in the library at DC Comics, puffing Havana cigars and talking about Superman. Two of them, Cary...
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Mar 16, 2016
In Defense Of - Man of Steel
When we look in the mirror…sometimes we don’t like what we see. I’ll get to what I mean in a minute, but first, let’s pick up where our...
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Feb 27, 2016
In Defense Of - Superman Returns
It occurred to me as I popped Superman Returns into my Blu-Ray player that the film will be 10 years old this June. Wow. But instead of...
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Feb 14, 2016
Movie Review - Supergirl
Before we leave the Superman franchise of the 80’s and leap (in a single bound, no less) ahead 20 years, we have to take a look at the...
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Dec 20, 2015
In Defense of... Fantastic 4 (2015)
10% on Rotten Tomatoes. Damn, that’s actually DOWN from when I looked at it yesterday (it was 11% then). If you switch over to the...
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Oct 15, 2014
In Defense Of - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
And it all suddenly makes sense. You see, while watching the special features for Transformers: Age of Extinction, someone (I think it...
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Oct 1, 2014
In Defense Of - Transformers (2007)
There are two properties that I can point to and tell you that these are what made me the nerd I am today: Superman and Transformers. ...
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May 1, 2014
In Defense Of - John Carter
It’s the story of a man transported to a distant world, feeling more at home there than his native Earth…but it was written 97 years...
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Apr 24, 2014
In Defense Of - Green Lantern
It makes you wonder…what did Geoff Johns think of it in the end? That is, what was his actual opinion, not the company line he has to...
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Mar 6, 2014
In Defense Of...1994's The Shadow
It is the 1930s…and a dark cloaked figure has become incredibly popular on newsstands. He has a genius-level intellect. He is at the peak...
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