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Feb 6, 20234 min read
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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Jan 27, 20233 min read
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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Jan 22, 20233 min read
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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Jan 14, 20233 min read
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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Jan 2, 202310 min read
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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Jan 2, 20232 min read
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, 20224 min read
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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Dec 13, 20222 min read
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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Dec 10, 20222 min read
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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Dec 10, 20223 min read
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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Nov 26, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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Nov 24, 20223 min read
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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Oct 23, 20222 min read
MERANTAU (2009): a good martial arts film
Sounds silly, but what makes a martial arts film? Class? Yes, Fred, you in the back. Fred: Uh, martial arts? Correct! And incorrect. I...
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Oct 22, 20222 min read
6 REASONS WHY (2008): a strange, bad film
I have not had such a difficult time categorizing a film as I have "6 Reasons Why". Being a huge fan of low-budget cinema, you'd think I...
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Oct 22, 20223 min read
INCEPTION (2010): a great, good film
I have always been told “stay away from films that are written, directed and produced by all the same person.” And that used to be true....
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Oct 15, 20223 min read
MACKENNA'S GOLD (1968): a very ugly western
Sometimes I have no idea what people were thinking when they made certain films. I’m a typical guy when it comes to some of my movie...
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Oct 11, 20223 min read
REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT (1962): a spectacularly good film
I have said before that I love boxing films. "Rocky" 1, 2 and 3, "Real Steel" (Rocky with robots), “The Harder They Fall", Bogart's last...
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Oct 6, 20224 min read
SIDE NOTE: Live Action Superhero Films
The world changed in 1978. “Superman: The Movie” premiered and nothing was ever the same. We believed a man could fly. Better yet, we...
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Oct 2, 20222 min read
UNBREAKABLE (2000): a great, good film
Want to have a really un-fun time? Try to look up a list of "Best Suspense Films of all time" on the web. You'll find lists from Looper,...
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