Tag Archive: movies

Ten of the Best SyFy Channel Original Movies

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Preposterous! Insanity! Outrageous! You’re lying! I didn’t hit you! That’s probably what the reaction to the title of my article is going to be. SyFy (or Sci-fi for us old school fans). I… Continue reading

Movie Review: Bachelorette

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Directed by: Leslye Headland Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, and Rebel Wilson Plot: Three cynical high school friends team up as bridesmaids for a girl they used to keep around as their own personal… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Bully’

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Director: Lee Hirsch Plot: A documentary examines the issue of bullying in small town America, focusing on the experience of the victims and their families as they try and get the school system… Continue reading

The Fire Rises

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MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE NOLAN BATMAN TRILOGY The Fire Rises While re-watching The Dark Knight I noticed that fire plays an important part in all three of Nolan’s Batman films. Looking at… Continue reading

A History of Mermaids on Film

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Queen of the Sea (1918) In this film Annette Kellerman plays Merrilla, Queen of the Sea, who discovers that if she saves four human lives she can have a mortal human body with… Continue reading

Movie Review: ParaNorman

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Director: Chris Butler and Sam Fell Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse Plot: A young boy who can talk to the dead must protect his city from a centuries old witch’s curse. Review:… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Innkeepers’

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Dir: Ti West Starring: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis The Film: I just want to get this out of the way now – I love Ti West! He really is a fantastic… Continue reading

Charlie Chaplin Does Cocaine and Twists off a Woman’s Nipples

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Everyone thinks of Charlie Chaplin as a loveable scamp. The outfit and mustache, the little waddle, the pratfalls…the man was a clown through and through. Although his most famous character – The Little… Continue reading

Jackie Chan: Before the Meme

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When someone says the name Jackie Chan, what comes to mind? The star of the Rush Hour and Shanghai films? The star of The Spy Next Door? The newest spokesperson for V8? I… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘My Week With Marilyn’

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Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson, Dame Judi Dench, Dougray Scott Plot: During the filming of British film The Prince and the Showgirl the legendary bombshell Marilyn… Continue reading