Movie Review - Thanksgiving
Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving got me to thinking about slashers from both the 80s and 90s and their differences. In the 80s, what’s generally...
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- Jun 5
- 15 min
Marvel Monday - Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
It was 1999. Star Wars Episode I had opened to…well, I’ll be generous and say mixed reviews. At the time, I’d been a huge fan of the...
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SMR
- May 29
- 9 min
Because I Hate Myself - Zombie Tidal Wave
Well, haven’t used this headline in a while…but it couldn’t be more appropriate. You see, a ‘friend’ of the site recommended Zombie Tidal...
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SMR
- Nov 14, 2022
- 7 min
Movie Review - Thor: Love and Thunder
I hate to add on to the heap, but I have to confess, Thor: Love and Thunder is exactly what’s wrong with the most recent phase of Marvel...
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SMR
- Oct 31, 2022
- 10 min
Movie Review - Black Adam
It looks like we’re back on old familiar ground when it comes to Black Adam: critics are less than thrilled while audiences seem to be...
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SMR
- Oct 24, 2022
- 7 min
Movie Review - Halloween Ends
Legacy. While it’s an easy concept to grasp in real life, it’s a difficult concept to portray in popular culture and it’s nigh impossible...
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SMR
- Oct 17, 2022
- 8 min
Movie Review - Hellraiser (2022)
As I read the credit, I had to ask myself “What movie needs a Gender and Sexuality Consultant?” Hellraiser. Hellraiser totally needed...
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SMR
- Oct 10, 2022
- 5 min
Sex and Violence Movie Review Part 2 - X
Let me share the only time I spoke during the film: “Don’t go Fulci…Don’t go Fulci…aww shit. You went Fulci.” Now, you veterans of the...
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SMR
- Oct 3, 2022
- 6 min
Sex & Violence Movie Review Part 1 - Porno
Chekov’s Gun. It’s a principle in drama, both on stage and on screen, that if you allude to something in the first act, you need to have...
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SMR
- Sep 26, 2022
- 6 min
Movie Review - Red State
An unlikely film from that Kevin Smith. That’s the tagline for Red State and boy…they were definitely going for understatement there,...
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SMR
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Movie Review - The Call of Cthulhu
Filming H.P. Lovecraft stories has always proven to be an interesting proposition. Hollywood has always shied a way from the material,...
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SMR
- Sep 13, 2022
- 4 min
Movie Review - Slaxx
Yes, you could just as easily call Slaxx ‘Little Clothing Shop of Horrors’…but that would really sell it short. The trailer for the film...
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SMR
- Aug 8, 2022
- 7 min
Movie Monday - Rubber
It’s been a full 10 years since I sat down to watch Rubber for the first time. It was the final act in a long day which included New York...
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SMR
- Aug 1, 2022
- 7 min
Marvel Monday - Morbius
I know I’m a little behind on this, but it’s finally Morbin’ time! After much ballyhoo on the internet and a failed re-release showing...
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SMR
- Apr 25, 2022
- 7 min
Movie Review - The Batman
It was a dark and stormy knight… I’m going to be honest. Any long-time follower of the site knows that I have Batman issues. I’m sick of...
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SMR
- Apr 18, 2022
- 6 min
Movie Review - Birds of Prey
I hate to start yet another review this way but when I first heard about Birds of Prey, I knew I was gonna hate it. I despise Harley...
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SMR
- Apr 11, 2022
- 4 min
Movie Reivew - Bloodshot
I hate vanity projects. Okay, that’s not ENTIRELY true…but I hate the concept of them: a movie star so vain that he has to make a movie...
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SMR
- Apr 4, 2022
- 6 min
Marvel Monday - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Poseur – Noun: a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person. In the lead up to revitalizing my...
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SMR
- Mar 28, 2022
- 7 min
Marvel Monday - Eternals
While I know that I’ve yet to review Shang-Chi just yet (we’re getting to that), I’m having a hard time figuring out what Marvel is doing...
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SMR
- Mar 21, 2022
- 7 min
Marvel Monday - Black Widow
If truth be told…I can see why Scarlett sued. Heck, if I were her, after watching the end result of Black Widow, not only would I have...
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