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POPEYE (1980): a dismal, ugly film
I loved Robin Williams. Most people did. When we lost him, we lost possibly the greatest comedy star of the latter half of the 20th...
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Deenur _
- Mar 10
- 21 min
SIDE NOTE: A DEARTH IN THE FAMILY: short fiction
I had tried just about everything to keep people from shooting at me, but nothing had worked. Painting the Zero Emission Transport as an...
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Deenur _
- Feb 25
- 5 min
COMMANDO (1985): A disappointingly bad film
Let me set the context, I think Schwarzenegger is great. And he has been in some of the best Sci Fi films in Sci Fi film history. I’m...
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Deenur _
- Feb 25
- 4 min
12 ANGRY MEN (1957): one of the best very good films
This film, while also many other things, is a spectacular example of wringing every emotional response possible from an audience, with a...
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Deenur _
- Feb 19
- 3 min
KING KONG ESCAPES (1967): a bad, fun movie
Today we discuss a movie that is the film equivalent of a banana, mushroom, bleu cheese, ham hock and gummi bear pot pie. Before we get...
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Deenur _
- Feb 19
- 3 min
THE DEFIANT ONES (1958): an exceptional, good film
It’s that time you become self-aware that you have been doing too many superhero films. Or, at least I have. So it’s time for a drama. A...
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Deenur _
- Feb 12
- 4 min
THOR: LOVE & THUNDER (2022): abysmal and ugly
It’s good to admit when one is wrong. So dear readers, I was wrong when I called Guardians (Russian) the worst superhero film ever. The...
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Deenur _
- Feb 6
- 4 min
WAKANDA FOREVER (2022): A very, very good film
As I have said before, it’s really hard to get me to dislike a superhero film. Even sad offerings like 2003’s Daredevil is a movie I will...
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Deenur _
- Jan 27
- 3 min
BATMAN RETURNS (1992): an ugly mistake of a film
It's not often that sequels surpass the original film. Empire Strikes Back, yes. Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan, of course. The Road Warrior,...
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Deenur _
- Jan 22
- 3 min
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984): One of the best good movies ever.
There are a number of movies that are just not appreciated in their own time. I call them “most under-rated films ever”. They include...
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Deenur _
- Jan 14
- 3 min
GUARDIANS (2017): an ugly, derivative film
I love superhero films. I will watch one out of simple curiosity. I have seen some amazing ones, and some that are, yes, abysmal. This...
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Deenur _
- Jan 2
- 10 min
SIDE NOTE: In A Pickle (short fiction)
"The most common fix at the end of a Fantasy story is for the characters to serendipitously pull a wand out of Unicorn’s butt, to save...
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Deenur _
- Jan 2
- 2 min
HOOK (1991): a great, good Fantasy film
I admit: I am unfairly harsh on fantasy stories. I forced myself in high school to read the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy. While...
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Deenur _
- Dec 17, 2022
- 4 min
RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983): an ugly, feckless film
I guess one of my biggest flaws is that I expect movies that are supposed to be good, to actually be good. It seems George Lucas wrote...
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Deenur _
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN (1978): the best, good kung fu film ever
I love kung fu movies- good kung fu movies and bad kung fu movies. Some of the great kung fu movies are Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon,...
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Deenur _
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
WHERE HOPE GROWS (2014): a great, good film
Christian films have had a bad rap. I remember when Carmen’s Champion film came out about a former boxer that wanted to save a community...
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Deenur _
- Dec 10, 2022
- 3 min
THE WARRIORS (1979): an exceptionally good film
It’s no secret that I am a fan of dystopia- Blade Runner, Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Escape from New York, Book of Eli, all movies that...
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Deenur _
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
SIDE NOTE: Best Christmas movies of all time
Merry Christmas! I say Merry Christmas, you can say whatever you want, but today we celebrate the best Christmas movies ever made. The...
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Deenur _
- Nov 24, 2022
- 2 min
SOLDIER (1998): an actually good film
Kurt Russell. Reportedly the last thing Walt Disney wrote down before he passed away. Why? I’ll… tell you in a minute. Soldier is a sci...
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Deenur _
- Nov 24, 2022
- 3 min
CASABLANCA (1942): the best good film of all time
There are a number of films that consistently (and deservedly) make the "best films of all time" lists. Casablanca is one of them, along...
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