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Mar 4
Movie Review - Dune Part Two
“Begun, the Clone Wars have.” In some ways, the vibe Yoda gives off when he’s acknowledged this end to peace and the start of widespread,...
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Dec 13, 2022
Binge 'n' Purge - Superman & Lois: Season 1
I think there’s a hard rule for any show in DC’s Berlanti-verse: at some point, one of the main characters has to become such a whiney...
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Aug 10, 2022
Who Wednesday/Doctor Doubleheader: Dr. Who and the Daleks & Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.
I’ve been on a bit of a Peter Cushing kick lately…mainly his Hammer films, often times starring opposite of Christopher Lee. Those...
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Aug 7, 2022
Supplemental Sunday - Ghoulardi & His Legacy in Cleveland Television
1963. This is nowhere near the beginning of the age of the TV Horror Host. That year was 1954 and depending on whose camp you’re in, you...
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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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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 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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Oct 4, 2016
Movie Reivew - Tomorrowland
You know, I’ve already written about John Carter, but I seriously need to sit down and write up a piece on Disney bombs and why they...
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Sep 20, 2016
Nuking the Podcat - Episode 2: Buckaroo Banzai
For the Podcast itself, click HERE to listen via Google Podcasts. Well, most of the feedback was positive…so we’re back for a second...
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Sep 13, 2016
Movie Review - Midnight Special
“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.” And with that Yoda quote from The Empire Strikes Back, I feel like I’ve already summed...
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Sep 10, 2016
Binge 'N' Purge - Star Wars Rebels Season 2
I have to confess, I wasn’t terribly bowled over by Star Wars Rebels season 1. That’s part of why I didn’t review it on the site when it...
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Sep 7, 2016
Nuking the Podcat Episode 1 - Disney's The Black Hole
Yes! We have a podcast! No! It probably isn’t very good! Still, cut us some slack. Like any first episode or season of a series,...
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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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Feb 24, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Turbo Kid
What if the Power Glove for the old Nintendo Entertainment System was as cool as your young imagination had hoped? Now, mix that thought...
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Feb 5, 2016
Toy Review - Figma's Guyver
Continuing our trend in reviewing toys that actively want to hurt you, we move on from Ban Dai’s SH Figuarts Injustice figures to Figma’s...
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Jan 4, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Lifeforce
How I spent my drunken New Year’s Eve: Part 1 Directed by Tobe Hooper, fresh off of the success of Poltergeist. Written by Dan O’Bannon,...
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Dec 18, 2015
Movie Review - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Go. Don’t read this, just go. Sigh. Okay, you’re still here…so you want a review. Fine. Have you ever looked into the eyes of a...
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Nov 27, 2015
Binge 'n' Purge - Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
I get that I’m going to sound like an old fart who is clearly a child of the 80s, but man, they just don’t make ‘em like this anymore…and...
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Nov 3, 2015
Short Film Review - Metroid: The Sky Calls
Really??? With all the movie reviews you have piling up behind the desk, you’re going to take the time to review a YouTube video? Yes,...
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Oct 22, 2015
Gallery - Star Wars and the Power of Costume Exhibit
Even though the exhibit has left Seattle's EMP Museum of Popular Culture, we here at the Cat did manage to get in at the last minute and...
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