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Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Monday, November 28, 2022

When a Movie Stays the Same But You’ve Changed

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For six years now, my family of three have watched “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” the night before Thanksgiving. And yeah, it is still a f...
Friday, September 16, 2022

I Finally Saw Clerks III

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What did you expect from Kevin Smith, a man living on borrowed time? Back in the summer of 2019, I set out to watch every Kevin Smith film l...
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Monday, July 11, 2022

When Did Characters Become Meta?

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When did characters in stories become self-aware of all the story tropes they are in and comment on those tropes during the story? In short,...
Monday, June 27, 2022

All the Feels or All the Logic?

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Why do you consume a story? I use the word ‘consume’ because you could watch a movie or TV show, read a book, or listen to an audiobook or p...
Monday, June 20, 2022

Jurassic World: Dominion: A Wonderful Summer Blockbuster

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I’m not sure what movie some folks watched but it sure wasn’t the one I saw. When it comes to movies, I make it point not to read any review...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Star Wars Through the Decades

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Today marks 45 years since Star Wars debuted. While I didn’t see the movie opening day in 1977, by the time I did, I was hopelessly immersed...
Monday, March 7, 2022

Impressions of The Batman

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As I will do for every Batman movie ever made, I saw the new Batman movie on opening day. Lifelong fan of the character than I am, I have th...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Seventy Years On, The Thing From Another World Still Delivers the Goods, And a New Warning

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After watching Them! the other week, I decided to keep going and watch my other favorite science fiction film from the 1950s, The Thing Fro...
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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Embrace the Differences: The Raiders of the Lost Ark Novelization

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Raiders of the Lost Ark turns forty today. Hard to believe, sometimes. I still remember watching Siskel and Ebert gush over the movie . Yout...
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Sixty-Seven Years Later, THEM! Holds Up

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What do Matt Dillion, Daniel Boone, Kris Kringle, and Mr. Spock have in common? They all battled giant ants in 1954. I can't remember ex...
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Monday, July 13, 2020

Palm Springs: A Time-Loop Rom-Com Full of Emotion and an Intriguing Ending

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Friday night is movie night at the Parker house. Last Friday, the wife selected the film: a brand-new movie released on Hulu called Palm S...
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Saturday, May 23, 2020

The Road to The Empire Strikes Back: Episode V: The Movie Re-Watch

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It was 40 years ago today that I saw the sequel to Star Wars for the first time. I watched it again yesterday after a long time not seeing...
Thursday, May 21, 2020

The Road to The Empire Strikes Back: Episode IV: Marvel Comics

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Here's a link to my YouTube channel where I discuss the issues of Marvel Comics' Star Wars title in the months immediately preced...
Friday, May 8, 2020

The Road to The Empire Strikes Back: Episode II: The Trailers

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Today, I continue my video series examining the months and moments and mementos forty years ago leading up to the release of the very firs...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Avengers: Endgame - The 2020 Summer Movie Season Kicks Off This Week

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If you've read my post about the summer 2020 movie season --AKA we're basically not going to have a usual one--I suggested we build ...
Friday, April 17, 2020

Build Your Own Summer 2020 Movie Blockbuster Calendar

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A year ago this week, all of us who loved big-budget action movies and Marvel movies were all chomping at the bit and counting the days be...