Category: Features
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The Wicker Man (1973)
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Read more: The Wicker Man (1973)Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) is a good chap. A good cop, if you must know, and one of the realm’s most dedicated men of principle. He’s the sort who will cite chapter and verse of the legal code, but only after bringing a congregation to its feet in what amounts to the isle’s most piously…
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Murder, Torture & Religion
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Read more: Murder, Torture & ReligionMurder and torture are as old as humanity. Ever since man first invented the club, he probably used it to kill another caveman. Murder in the name of religion probably wasn’t very far behind. Overzealous faith has been used as an excuse to torture and kill since the beginning of recorded history. What follows are…
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge
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Read more: A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s RevengeThough my previous in-depth takes on movies such as Little Monsters, Beethoven, and Baby’s Day Out have provoked responses ranging from “imaginative,” to “a bit of a stretch,” to “outright pants-shitting lunacy,” there is not a movie buff worth their salt who disagrees that A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge is the…
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Ruthless Recommendations- 29 Horror Movies for Children available for streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or YouTube
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Read more: Ruthless Recommendations- 29 Horror Movies for Children available for streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, or YouTubeI may have a skewed sense of what is child-appropriate, but these movies do not contain any great amount of violence or sexual content, and as such, might qualify for being spooky, but not traumatizing. Children do want to be scared sometimes, and in the right conditions and pre-requisites, there can even be a benefit…
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About Ruthless
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Read more: About RuthlessRuthless Reviews was founded in 2003 or maybe 2004. Though originally focused on pet-friendly bed and breakfasts and regional art and craft fairs, Ruthless quickly shifted its coverage to movies, TV, music, politics and “miscellaneous.” The site accidentally obtained popularity by focusing on 1980’s action movies and Scandinavian heavy metal. Really! We also review current…
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The Rapture: 2023 Edition
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Read more: The Rapture: 2023 EditionI wrote this originally over 10 years ago. Nothing has changed as the twice-born, religiously impaired are still hard at work, making more looney predictions about the upcoming rapture. The latest prediction was for 12:01 A.M. (no time zone or DST mentioned), for the heavenly hordes to sweep down, vacuum up the believers with magic,…
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Dumb Money
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Read more: Dumb Money“Dumb Money” – Cha-ching! People love to fantasize about striking it rich in various ways. Winning the lottery, nailing the parlay at the track, becoming a YouTube star, or inheriting a fortune from cranky old Aunt Ethyl after she falls into a pile of fur coats and suffocates to death. What’s that? Aunt Ethyl is…
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Leon: The Professional
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Read more: Leon: The ProfessionalI was going through my DVD collection, trying to find some really top-tier movie that my friend had not seen, and we came upon Leon: The Professional, a great choice. It is really hard to go wrong with one of the best movies ever filmed. To say that this masterpiece is criminally underrated and underappreciated…
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Chester Visits the Iowa State Fair
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Read more: Chester Visits the Iowa State FairCorn-based ethanol for everyone.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding #3
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Read more: My Big Fat Greek Wedding #3Everyone has that relative who loves nothing more than to set up a slide show for two hours of show-and-tell about their recent trip to Baton Rouge. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 was a lot like that slide show… [TV suddenly shuts off the football game mid-third-quarter] Aunt Nia: [Sets down remote control] Ok…