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The Batman
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Read more: The Batman“The Batman” – I only work in black. Or really, really dark grey. Batman has had quite the adventure throughout his Hollywood career. Starting way back in 1966 with two dudes wearing their underwear on the outside of their pants, there have been ten live-action films. After that ridiculous (even at the time) depiction, 1989’s…
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Studio 666
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Read more: Studio 666“Studio 666” – What are you doing, Dave? If I were a Foo Fighters fan, I might have been genuinely excited about seeing Studio 666. I couldn’t pick a Foo Fighters song out of lineup, but I’m sure I’ve heard some of their late ’90s/early 2000s stuff. I might even have liked a song or…
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Starring debuts #13: Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985)
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Read more: Starring debuts #13: Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985)Look, I’m not gay. Yes, I love The Wizard of Oz and did once find myself in a gay nightclub via a drunken youthful mistake, but don’t go trying to give me all that lady doth protest too much shit. I’m not gay. All right? Saying that, I must confess to a sneaking admiration for…
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House of Gucci
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Read more: House of GucciIf one were to pen a tale championing the proper way to end a relationship, and forge toward greener pastures, House of Gucci puts forth an exemplary illustration of what calamities to avoid. That is, were it not for the combination of a biopic-period piece serving as the conceit for achieving so. What else can…
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Starring debuts #12: Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967)
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Read more: Starring debuts #12: Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967)There’s a scene in The Graduate where Benjamin Braddock (Hoffman) is lying supine on a hotel bed while Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft), the sophisticated older woman who’s introduced him to the mysteries of sex, sits alongside clad in a black bra slowly unbuttoning his white shirt and running her hands over his smooth chest. Accompanied by…
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Uncharted (2022)
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Read more: Uncharted (2022)“Uncharted” – Inter-National Treasure. Given the number of video games released every year, it’s surprising to see how few of them are adapted into movies. Ever since Super Mario Bros. debuted as the first video game adaptation / cow pie in 1993, it makes sense that studios would be hesitant to make more movies from…
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Annoying Fuckers
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Read more: Annoying FuckersMost people are annoying. It doesn’t matter whether they’re a droning colleague, that snarky online twat who just won’t see sense, some random queue jumper, a younger sibling, the halitosis-afflicted taxi driver taking the long way round, a right wing foreign president, a neighbor loudly playing music or that hotty in the supermarket who looks…
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Fucked-Up Films #2: Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975)
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Read more: Fucked-Up Films #2: Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS (1975)Film Title Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS Synopsis Mein Gott! Director Don Edmonds Cast Dyanne Thorne Gregory Knoph Tony Mumolo Richard Kennedy George Buck Flower What are these sick bastards doing? Obviously inspired by Dr Josef Mengele’s ‘pioneering’ work in Auschwitz, this is a flick that concentrates on the more extreme Nazi obsessions. Ilsa…
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Staring Debuts #11:Jeffrey Combs in Re-Animator (1985)
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Read more: Staring Debuts #11:Jeffrey Combs in Re-Animator (1985)It’s apt that Herbert West (Combs) resembles both Harry Potter and Scottish necrophile Dennis Nilsen. His small stature and precocious schoolboy looks suggest he’s harmless, enabling him to obscure a deep-rooted fascination with corpses while committing murder if necessary. It’s a plum role, all right, and Combs seizes it with such memorable relish that he…
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Fucked-Up Films #1: The Exterminator (1980)
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Read more: Fucked-Up Films #1: The Exterminator (1980)Film Title The Exterminator Synopsis Life is war whether you’re in Nam or the Big Apple Director James Glickenhaus Cast Robert Ginty Christopher George Steve James Samantha Eggar I have a clear recollection of standing in a video shop aged twelve with On Golden Pond on one side and The Exterminator on the other. I…