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Aug 5, 2022
Franchise Friday - Jason X
Fair warning…apparently, hockey is going to be banned in two years. Don’t blame me, I’m just the messenger. And where did my information...
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Aug 1, 2022
Marvel Monday - Morbius
I know I’m a little behind on this, but it’s finally Morbin’ time! After much ballyhoo on the internet and a failed re-release showing...
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Apr 25, 2022
Movie Review - The Batman
It was a dark and stormy knight… I’m going to be honest. Any long-time follower of the site knows that I have Batman issues. I’m sick of...
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Apr 18, 2022
Movie Review - Birds of Prey
I hate to start yet another review this way but when I first heard about Birds of Prey, I knew I was gonna hate it. I despise Harley...
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Apr 17, 2022
Movie Review - The VelociPastor
Budget. If you’re a fan of watching how films get made, this word comes up a lot, usually from producers and never in a positive way. The...
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Apr 16, 2022
Franchise Friday - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
While negative critical reception is nothing new for the Friday the 13th franchise, there was enough fan blowback and diminishing returns...
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Apr 11, 2022
Movie Reivew - Bloodshot
I hate vanity projects. Okay, that’s not ENTIRELY true…but I hate the concept of them: a movie star so vain that he has to make a movie...
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Apr 4, 2022
Marvel Monday - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Poseur – Noun: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person. In the lead up to revitalizing my...
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Apr 1, 2022
Franchise Friday - Friday The 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan
Yeah, it’s pretty obvious why the franchise took a bit of a break after this one. It’s not that the concept of ‘Jason on a boat’ couldn’t...
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Mar 28, 2022
Marvel Monday - Eternals
While I know that I’ve yet to review Shang-Chi just yet (we’re getting to that), I’m having a hard time figuring out what Marvel is doing...
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Mar 25, 2022
Franchise Friday - Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood
I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to like Friday the 13th part 7: A New Blood. If for no other reason than it seemed like if it wasn’t the...
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Mar 24, 2022
Thriller Thursday - Night of the Creeps
There’s been some debate lately in the #MutantFam and #TheLastDriveIn communities about whether or not Tom Atkins is a cinematic god and...
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Mar 21, 2022
Marvel Monday - Black Widow
If truth be told…I can see why Scarlett sued. Heck, if I were her, after watching the end result of Black Widow, not only would I have...
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Mar 20, 2022
MechaMarch - Robot Wars
I’m always leery when the packaging on a movie, be it old school VHS, DVD or Blu-Ray, calls out “From the makers of…”. It’s as if they...
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Mar 18, 2022
Franchise Friday - Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part 6 brings us the final chapter of the Tommy Jarvis trilogy and, in a new twist for the series, an entry that eschews...
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Mar 14, 2022
Movie Review - Dune (2021)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste. That was the first thing that popped into my head as I left the theater for Dune. It’s not that I’ve ever...
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Mar 13, 2022
MechaMarch - Robot Jox
We’re already almost halfway through the month and I’ve failed to unleash a theme, so let me take this opportunity to welcome you to...
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Mar 11, 2022
Franchise Friday - Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning
Yes, there were other horror movie franchises throughout the 80s…but most people always know what you’re talking about if you just refer...
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Mar 10, 2022
Thriller Thursday - Pontypool
Yeet. 10 years ago, ‘yeet’ didn’t exist. Even now as I’m typing this, Microsoft word is telling me that ‘yeet’ isn’t a real word either....
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Mar 7, 2022
Movie Review - The Suicide Squad (2021)
Warner Bros and DC have gone seemingly the one place Marvel and Disney either can’t or won’t (likely both). You see, with the release of...
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