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Retro Review: ‘The Undertaker and His Pals’

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Anyone who has read many of my Retro Reviews know that I have a love for sleazy, cheap, exploitative, grindhouse flicks. While these movies are fun, there is a common complaint that many… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘Poltergeist’

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Horror is often used as a mirror for the dark side of our society. In Reagans’ America the rich got richer and the nuclear family headed in record numbers to the suburbs to… Continue reading

Disney Marathon: ‘The Jungle Book’

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The Christmas season is coming to a close. We ate too much, drank too much and now we’re getting back to work. Although in this house, that mostly means binging cartoons and telling… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Soul’

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Director: Pete Doctor Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Richard Ayoade, Alice Braga, Wes Studi, Fortune Feimster Plot: Joe, a jazz pianist, feels… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Monster Hunter’

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Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Cast: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Ron Pearlman Plot: A US Army Ranger falls through a portal into a monster world. Review: Yeah, that’s pretty much the story. You’re going… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’

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Director: Patty Jenkins Cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pines, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal Plot: Diana Prince is living a lonely life as a secret superhero in the 1980s. The world is suddenly put at… Continue reading

The Best & Worst Things Announced at D23

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As you have heard, Disney unveiled enough cool new stuff for the entire internet to experience a prolonged orgasm and passively accept global take-over by an entertainment conglomerate. There’s so much amazing stuff,… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Freaky’

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Director: Christopher Landon Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran, Dana Drori, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Uriah Shelton Plot: A masked serial killer attacks a high school girl with an antique dagger, causing… Continue reading

Retro Review: ‘The Creature Walks Among Us’

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In 1954, Universal Studios introduced what would be the last monster in their famous stable of Universal Monsters in The Creature From the Black Lagoon. They followed it up with the sequel Revenge… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘The Croods: A New Age’

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Director: Joel Crawford Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, Clorid Leachman, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, Kelly Marie Tran Plot: A family of cavepeople are travelling across the land… Continue reading