Category: Movies
Midnight Special: Flawed But Worth It
Midnight Special is one of those movies I wanted so much to love. I liked it—a great deal, actually—and […]
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Children of Men: Two Sides to the Story
When it comes to adaptations, I am normally a stickler for the purity of the source material (I’m looking […]
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He Never Died: Deadpan Horror with Henry Rollins
He Never Died is a small-scale horror movie that just happens to star Henry Rollins. That was quite enough […]
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10 Cloverfield Lane: A Question of Character
Spoiler alert. I hadn’t planned on writing about 10 Cloverfield Lane this week. And even though it looked like […]
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Deadpool! A Review With Spoilers!
Short version: Deadpool was &$#!!@ amazing. From the initial strains of “Angel of the Morning” by Juice Newton to […]
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David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Angus Scrimm: Fond Farewells
I’d like to pay a small tribute to three men whose work in movies meant something to me, each […]
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Bone Tomahawk: Weird Western Wit
Bone Tomahawk is a compelling little Weird Western movie, lurking right on the edge of the genre with its […]
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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night: Small and Sharp
Before any more time goes by I’d like to review A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night—a strange, small, […]
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Is A New Hope (SPOILERS)
SPOILER ALERT! SERIOUSLY. SPOILERS. J.J. Abrams continuation/reboot of the venerable Star Wars franchise is exactly what we need […]
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Chappie: A Soul in a New Machine
Set in the too-close-for-comfort near-future of 2016, Chappie is a take on artificial intelligence that focuses on emotion instead of intellect. According to his creator, Chappie is gifted with “proper, full artificial intelligence”—which, here, includes the ability to love.
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