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Memorable Movie Reflections: The Marx Brothers
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Read more: Memorable Movie Reflections: The Marx BrothersHooray for Captain Spaulding, The African explorer. He brought his name undying fame and that is why we say, Hooray, Hooray, Hooray. Yes, hooray for Captain Spaulding upon his return from the last trip to Africa, complete with entourage (Yes my friends, an entourage is required, even for the terminal mediocrity of today. The intrepid…
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Disaster, 70’s Style: Part One
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Read more: Disaster, 70’s Style: Part OneMovie: The Poseidon Adventure Airport touched down in 1970, turning a $10million budget into a massive hit. It kicked off a decade-long cycle of star-studded disaster flicks that produced something of merit in The Towering Inferno before flaming out in a series of increasingly outlandish sniggerfests, such as pissed-off killer bees and exploding roller coasters.…
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Akira
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Read more: AkiraSome movies just blow you away. Whether it’s because of a great story, superb acting or stunning visuals (preferably all three, of course), there are films out there that just leave you staring, with eyes wide and an open mouth, in an almost childlike bewilderment. Avatar did that to me, as well as some entries…
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Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 30
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Read more: Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 30Movie: Airplane! How on God’s green and violent Earth do you pick a memorable movie scene from the movie Airplane! ? The answer is of course, you can’t just pick one. There are at least 2 dozen memorable scenes in one of the most hilarious movies ever produced. Here is just one, and I promise…
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Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 29
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Read more: Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 29Movie: The Terminator The Terminator is one of my favorite movies of all time, and my review reflects that. As far as science fiction action movies it’s up there with the sequel T2, Aliens, The Thing and both Blade Runner movies. This great film is filled to the brim with action and unforgettable one-liners, but…
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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Read more: Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryAs we enter the homestretch of 2022, the never-ending debate over good sequels vs. bad sequels vs. Hollywood-has-no-creativity gets a new entry – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. I don’t know how people from that third group keep getting into this debate, but we really need to change the locks. With those cranks out…
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Lyon Assets Review: Investing Made Easy for Beginners
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Read more: Lyon Assets Review: Investing Made Easy for BeginnersMost of today’s online trading brokers impart services to users, thinking that their services are one-size-fits-all. However, that isn’t possible as each trader is on a different step in their trading journey. Lyon Assets understands this issue and offers various services that could benefit all traders, from amateur to sophisticated. Lyon Assets is a reliable…
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The Gleeful Slaughter of Children
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Read more: The Gleeful Slaughter of ChildrenBeing an ex-teacher, I naturally hate kids. For almost four years I had to endure their relentless energy, selfishness, demands, spite and mediocrity, leaving me with the impression that the average child shares a lot in common with a small, intoxicated, unruly visitor from outer space. Think of a half-cut E.T. kicking your shins and…
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White House Down (2013)
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Read more: White House Down (2013)I love movies. I always have. All sorts of movies, from totally weird shit like Eraserhead from David Lynch all the way down to Harry effing Potter, I love ‘m all. The one category of films that brought me by far the most pleasure over the years is the Big, Loud, Dumb Action-movie. There’s just…
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Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 28
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Read more: Memorable Movie Scenes: Part 28Movie: Pulp Fiction “Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison…