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C’mon, Billy
C’mon Billy, Come to me, You know I’m waiting, I love you endlessly, C’mon Billy, You’re the only one… These mania-infused…
Great Cocksmen of the American Presidency (Who Are Not Bill Clinton)
Finally, a list without Jimmy Carter.
A Few Ruthless Movie Villains
Here are A Few Ruthless Movie Villains. Villains have been part of movies since their inception. We love them, we love…
Barbie (2023)
Full disclosure: I love Greta Gerwig. Lady Bird makes me ugly-cryface with gratitude every time I watch it. Her version of…
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The 20 Most Ruthless Movie Performances of All Time
Read more: The 20 Most Ruthless Movie Performances of All TimeThe Dark Gospel According To Matt Cale
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Eight Wince-Inducing Moments in Movies*
Read more: Eight Wince-Inducing Moments in Movies*I was about fourteen when I first caught First Blood on home video, the perfect age to vicariously revel in such macho histrionics. Immediately afterwards, I ran outside, knocked the first motorcyclist I saw to the ground, and headed off for the woods
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The ABC’s of Obesity in America
Read more: The ABC’s of Obesity in AmericaI recently visited the magnificent Aquarium in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and was surprised to see that the Aquarium contained hundreds and hundreds of whales. Unfortunately, these mammals were human beings looking at the pretty fish.
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The ABC’s of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
Read more: The ABC’s of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)Having just survived a year of multiple ER visits, stomach-churning injuries, multiple Cronenberg-squicky exams and, most recently, a gnarly hernia surgery I am recovering from as I pound out this screed…
MOVIES
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The Unsung: Laura-Louise, Rosemary’s Baby
Read more: The Unsung: Laura-Louise, Rosemary’s BabyThe beauty of Rosemary’s Baby is that, while it acknowledges Satanists are living among us trying to overthrow the established order, we really have nothing to fear.
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The Red Menace (1949)
Read more: The Red Menace (1949)In light of my late-night viewing of 1949’s The Red Menace, it became impossible to believe that the same Soviet Union that withstood a Nazi invasion was the same nation who, when pushed to expand its operation to American shores
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The Unsung: Mr. Robinson, The Graduate
Read more: The Unsung: Mr. Robinson, The GraduateYou heard me. I said, Mister Robinson. You can take your middle-aged desperado, the missus of the pair, and stick her back in storage. Benjamin, monstrous louse that he is, can go back to lounging poolside.
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The Unsung: Big Dick Blaque, Hardcore
Read more: The Unsung: Big Dick Blaque, HardcoreHe enters like a hurricane, the most confident human being we’re ever likely to see. He’s a man’s man, back before the term had toxic implications. On screen for less than a minute, he takes over the movie so completely, it’s hard to imagine he didn’t get his own sequel
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Conclave (2024)
Read more: Conclave (2024)When I was a kid, my understanding of how the Catholic Church chose a new pope was they lit a fire for each cardinal and the color of the smoke determined if that guy was the next pope.
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In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Read more: In the Heat of the Night (1967)There’s a brief scene in Norman Jewisons In the Heat of the Night that won’t send anyone scrambling for their film school textbook, but it’s quiet, gracious power never fails to move me. It’s not flashy, or inventive, or even startling, but its simplicity of tone and character reveals more in its few minutes than…
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The Unsung: Delores Purdy, In the Heat of the Night
Read more: The Unsung: Delores Purdy, In the Heat of the NightDelores is pregnant. It’s uncertain whether or not this is her maiden voyage, but the odds are decidedly against it. It’s practically an article of faith that she’s on a first name basis with the local abortionist
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The Unsung: Howard Cosell, Bananas
Read more: The Unsung: Howard Cosell, BananasWhen Howard Cosell died on April 23, 1995, at the age of 77, the famed cadence of the world’s most indelible broadcaster was forever silenced. More than that, though, America lost its purpose, its very raison d’etre.
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The Lost Boys
Read more: The Lost BoysThe Lost Boys is probably my favorite vampire movie of all time, if I’m being honest with myself. It’s certainly the one I’ve seen the most over the years, ever since that wonderful first late-night TV viewing as a child still young enough to be a bit disturbed by the over-the-top bloodletting in its third…
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