Month: July 2022
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The Cove (2009)
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Read more: The Cove (2009)What the fuck are the Japanese killing this time?
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DC League of Super-Pets
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Read more: DC League of Super-PetsNow that my son is double-digits old, he’s within shouting distance of the point where he is no longer the target audience for movies like DC League of Super-Pets and I’m going to have to start writing my own reviews of these flicks. But, not yet. What I will say is Warner Brothers really needs…
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Gaming for Sustainability: How Gamers Can Stay Energy Efficient
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Read more: Gaming for Sustainability: How Gamers Can Stay Energy EfficientUnsplash If you’re an avid gamer, you’ve probably played your fair share of post-apocalyptic titles. Gaming franchises, like “Fallout” and “Horizon,” which depict a future derailed by nuclear waste and robots routinely make their way to the top of the bestseller list. Even FPS games like “Battlefield 2042” now account for the impact of natural…
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Nope
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Read more: Nope“Nope” – Yep. The meteoric rise of Jordan Peele in the film world brings to mind the same rise that M. Night Shyamalan experienced. While Shyamlan’s directorial debut (Wide Awake) was an absolute bomb, his next three films (The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs) were widely acclaimed and box office successes. Plus, The Sixth Sense…
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Yojimbo
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Read more: YojimboA tall dark stranger ambles into a rural japanese town…and proceeds to lop off forty arms, half a dozen legs, the occasional head and ALL ORGANIZED CRIME, in a matter of three days, thus is the seemingly straightforward but, in practice, delightfully tangled knot of betrayal and deceit in Akira Kurasawa’s masterpiece of samurai ass-whoopery…
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Blaxploitation #8: Coffy (1973)
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Read more: Blaxploitation #8: Coffy (1973)What the hell are these crazy cats up to? Coffy’s eleven-year-old sister is in a juvenile rehab center trying to kick smack. It’s obviously time for our heroine to tackle LA’s growing drug problem by setting up a Neighborhood Watch, noting down any suspicious activity and passing on the information to those upstanding boys in…
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The Blob (1958)
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Read more: The Blob (1958)When I was just a young punk, there was a lot less to do and think about than there is now, and in retrospect, that was a very good thing. My life consisted of mostly going to school, going to church every Sunday morning, evening, Wednesday afternoon and the dreaded Prayer Meeting on Wednesday night.…
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
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Read more: Minions: The Rise of GruActual thoughts from my actual child. What number is this movie for minions? Uhhh…I don’t really remember. I don’t either. What’s this one called? It’s called…Minions: The Rise of Gru. Is Gru an adult or a kid in this one? He’s a kid. Is it like a Darth Vader, Anakin thing? [laughs] Uh, sure. Tell…
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Charity Streams: How Gamers Can Play for a Cause
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Read more: Charity Streams: How Gamers Can Play for a CauseCharity Streams: How Gamers Can Play for a Cause In 2021, there were an estimated 7.5 million active streamers across the globe, and that statistic is expected to grow for a variety of reasons. Many of these users come for entertainment. Others go for the opportunity to build lifelong skills. For novice or experienced streamers…
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Devilish Dwarves
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Read more: Devilish DwarvesThere’s a famous old Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch in which a one-legged actor auditions for Tarzan. The casting agent can’t believe what he’s being confronted with (“I’ve got nothing against your right leg. The trouble is, neither have you”) while the disabled actor remains oblivious to his chances of snagging the athletic role.…