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A Perfect Storm of Stupid

It’s always weird when one comes into contact with the way a rabid right-winger views the world; they just don’t see things the way the rest of the world sees them. At all. It’s often breathtaking and creates cognitive dissonance … Continue reading

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To Barsoom!!!

AICN reports that John Carter of Mars is now shooting. I loved the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s series when I read it some time ago (note to self: read the rest of those books), and I have to … Continue reading

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Reboots: Yeah, I’m sick of ’em

According to AICN, Sony Pictures has failed to come to an agreement with the creative team behind the first three Spiderman movies on the making of a fourth, so the whole team is out and now they’re planning to reboot … Continue reading

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Of goats and the men who gaze intently in their direction

Thanksgiving Day is a really nice day to go to a movie. We’ve seen both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace on T-giving in the last few years; this year, The Wife really wanted to see a movie, but there … Continue reading

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Tell you ’bout them Saabin’ women….

I don’t really have an opinion one way or the other about the end of Saab, but I did want to use that pun as a post headline about it. So there you go. And of course, I can’t make … Continue reading

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Rats, Robots and Retirees, oh my!

I know, I know – Pixar Studios has yet to make a bad movie, and their least effort is merely really good. I know. But after finding their work amazing as everybody else did for several years, I’ve been disappointed … Continue reading

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“We’re the only ones who know! The only ones!”

After the Buffalo Bills managed to lose at home to the Cleveland Browns by a score of 6-3, despite holding the Browns to just two completed passes on the day, I decided that I was done watching them for the … Continue reading

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50 films from the Aughts

The other day in Sentential Links I linked two different bloggers who made a list thusly: This list means nothing, except to me. It’s a list of 50 movies that gave me pleasure over the past decade. I can say … Continue reading

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Animatorium

SamuraiFrog comments on Entertainment Weekly‘s list of the 20 Greatest Animated Movies, and I figure I’ll do the same thing. EW is pretty good for generating lists for bloggers to talk about, after all. 20. Ghost in the Shell Haven’t … Continue reading

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“Your conscience is sensitive, Dan. I don’t think it’s my favorite part of you.”

I’ve always enjoyed Westerns, for the most part. I’ve been trying to think of a Western that I actively disliked, and I’ve been unsuccessful; the best I can do is find Westerns that aren’t my cup of tea, like The … Continue reading

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