I just watched Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets, and it reminded me of an issue of the magazine Heavy Metal, circa 1989, in the best […]
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I don’t think IT is really a “horror” movie (but it is a good one)
IT opened to the largest box office opening of any horror movie ever. Which is kind of funny because I don’t think it’s really a “horror movie”. Despite […]
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The Brainwashing of My Uncle: A Review of The Brainwashing of My Dad
I posted this on Facebook today: I don’t know what happened to my uncle. He used to be the most empathic person I knew. And now I see […]
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Cargo : The Best Zombie Short (You Might Not Have Seen)
Really, there is no need for setup. It was a finalist for Australia’s TropFest 2013, but that’s really irrelevant. Just watch. It’s only seven minutes. NOTE: Yes, this […]
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Review: The Brainwashing of My Dad (e.g. The Perfect Documentary for July 4th)
I backed The Brainwashing of My Dad when it was a Kickstarter project for pretty much the same reason that the filmmaker decided to make the film at […]
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Bands of Brothers: Comparing “The Watch” and “The World’s End”
It is difficult to avoid comparing The Watch (2012) without thinking about Edgar Wright’s The World’s End (2013). There is a similarity between these two films, much in […]