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The Joe Bob Briggs Experience: Port Orchard and Shudder's The Last Drive-In

SMR

Jul 17, 2018
11 min

The Joe Bob Briggs Experience: Port Orchard and Shudder's The Last Drive-In

It was total happenstance. I’d just come off of the BoneBat Comedy of Horrors Film Festival and, aside from the parking debacle [Detailed here. – Ed.] I’d enjoyed myself. I had been surrounded by like-minded folks and even though I’m pretty socially awkward and didn’t talk to a soul there (aside from Lowell Dean, director of motherfucking WOLFCOP!)…I felt like I belonged. It felt great. Although I wasn’t out searching for another experience like that…well, events have a way

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Opinion - In the Shadow of the Bat: How DC Films and Warner Bros Have Learned Nothing Since the Succ

SMR

Apr 30, 2018
27 min

Opinion - In the Shadow of the Bat: How DC Films and Warner Bros Have Learned Nothing Since the Succ

[Buckle up folks, this is gonna be a long one. - Ed.] I found myself watching Green Lantern the other night, mostly because I was kind of shocked to hear from my mom that her significant other was interested in seeing the film. Given that he’s got a distaste for most things pertaining to comic books and science fiction…as well as the film’s reputation and critical reception…well, I think it’s pretty safe to say he’s not going to like it. Still, all of this brought to mind t

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Opinion: Star Wars...it's time you went home for a while.

SMR

Apr 15, 2018
7 min

Opinion: Star Wars...it's time you went home for a while.

I think it’s safe to say we’ve all found ourselves in the following situation: there’s a friend you haven’t seen in a while…maybe it’s because one of you moved away, maybe they’ve been too wrapped up in work…could be a myriad of reasons…and they suggest “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if I swing by and we just hang out like in the old days?” Without thinking you respond, “Yeah! That’d be great!” and you start coordinating to make it happen. They get to your place and everything’

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SMR

Mar 4, 2018
5 min

Toon Review - Mazinger Z Infinity

I think I’ve already said this…but personally I blame those bastards over at Disney. You see, as I sat watching my showing of the limited 2 day release of Mazinger Z: Infinity by Fathom Events and Viz Media, a tear started to swell up in my eye. It didn’t have anything to do with the story nor the catching up with an old, long-lost animated giant robot friend (as I was a huge Tranzor Z fan…the American dub of Mazinger...when I was little). It had EVERYTHING to do with seein

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Opinion - Political Rant Part 4: So You've Been Called a Racist... The Rise of the Social Justi

SMR

Aug 9, 2017
17 min

Opinion - Political Rant Part 4: So You've Been Called a Racist... The Rise of the Social Justi

So. It finally happened. You’ve been called a racist. First off…DON’T PANIC. I guess it’s like hitchhiking the galaxy in that way. If you’ve ever written anything on the internet, this day was going to come. That’s just the way it is. But that’s okay, we’ll get through this. First off, take a look at what you said. Sure, you might not be the best judge here, after all, you wrote it…but still, sometimes things slip out or you end up thinking of a better way to put it a

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Opinion - Political Rant Part 3: This One's for the Ladies

SMR

Jun 4, 2017
7 min

Opinion - Political Rant Part 3: This One's for the Ladies

The instant the recent Wonder Woman film was deemed a success, I knew this would happen. I’m only a little surprised how quickly it happened…not even a full 24 hours after opening day. Thanks to CNN, we have this editorial by Lewis Beale…wherein he essentially states that Wonder Woman shouldn’t be a role model because she’s unrealistic…a fantasy that can never be achieved. Sigh…look dude, if you’re just here to say, like so many other commentators, that you’re not a fan of c

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Opinion - A Political Interlude Part 2: This Time, It's Personal.

SMR

May 24, 2017
8 min

Opinion - A Political Interlude Part 2: This Time, It's Personal.

I said I wasn’t going to do this again…but it appears that I have to. You see…this happened. And upon viewing it, I have to say the following: Dear Liberals, this…is why you fail. This is why you won’t reach middle America unless you change your approach. This is why you’ll be viewed as snarky elitist snobs and this is why you lost the 2016 election. And for Mr. Maher, I’ll lead with this: If you’re going to pretend to be an intellectual elitist snob…be damn sure to do yo

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SMR

Jan 22, 2017
12 min

Opinion - A Political Interlude...

I don't plan on making a habit of this. In fact, when I started this site, I planned to stay WAY THE HELL AWAY from anything political. But I have to admit, it's been on my mind lately and just an hour before sitting down to write this, as I was walking my dog, it occurred to me how to say what I had to say all the while tying it in to the content of this site. Ultimately, though, my reasoning was shaped by the thought "Well, everyone else is doing it, so why not me?" The

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Nuking the Podcat - Episode 2: Buckaroo Banzai

SMR

Sep 20, 2016
3 min

Nuking the Podcat - Episode 2: Buckaroo Banzai

[NOTE: On the player above, skip to track 2 to hear the latest Podcat!] Well, most of the feedback was positive…so we’re back for a second episode! [You only have yourselves to blame from this point on. – Ed.] Join us as we take a look at W.D Richter’s directorial debut, the cult classic Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Gone are the headlines from the previous episode…since we’re aiming for a monthly podcast, the rationale was that by the time we get t

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Nuking the Podcat Episode 1 - Disney's The Black Hole

SMR

Sep 7, 2016
2 min

Nuking the Podcat Episode 1 - Disney's The Black Hole

Yes! We have a podcast! No! It probably isn’t very good! Still, cut us some slack. Like any first episode or season of a series, there’s some rough spots here that’ll get ironed out in time as we get more and more familiar with the format and comfortable with the microphones…and the fact that this is heading out to the entire internet. So…you know…no pressure. Now, strap yourselves in for a fair amount of nervous laughs and two guys getting drunk talking about nerd stuff.

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Opinion - Marvel Studios VS DC Films: Is There a Critic Conspiracy?

SMR

Aug 7, 2016
8 min

Opinion - Marvel Studios VS DC Films: Is There a Critic Conspiracy?

[We should make it clear that at the time of this writing, the author has not yet seen Suicide Squad. – Ed.] With the recent pummeling film critics have given DC Films’ Suicide Squad, its current aggregate score on Rotten Tomatoes has just fallen to 26%...one point below Batman V Superman, many hardcore DC fans are wondering if there is a conspiracy amongst critics to just outright hate DC’s films no matter what, while, as always, shouting the praises of any Marvel film, no m

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Opinion - The Death of Epic Films and the Need for Their Resurrection

SMR

Aug 2, 2016
6 min

Opinion - The Death of Epic Films and the Need for Their Resurrection

There was a time when going to the movies was an experience. People would get dressed up. Once there, there were Newsreels and cartoons and trailers. Movie houses were palatial, velvet ropes, ushers in uniforms. A night at the movies was akin to a night at the opera or a night at the symphony. It was in this heyday where we last saw the Epic Film. And like so many of the things above, it too is now gone. Sure, people’s attitudes toward movies have changed…heck, most op

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Opinion - I'll See Your "Whitewashing" and Raise You an Archetype and a Monomyth

SMR

Apr 29, 2016
9 min

Opinion - I'll See Your "Whitewashing" and Raise You an Archetype and a Monomyth

With the first picture from the live-action adaptation of Ghost In The Shell having hit the Internet, the nerd community, as usual, is in an uproar regarding the supposed ‘whitewashing’ of casting Scarlett Johansson as The Major (long form: Major Motoko Kusunagi)…and as such nearly every nerd website has some blurb generally condemning this. Since we here at The Cat like to pretend to live up to the (current) subtitle for the site, “Last Refuge of the Sensible Nerd”, we felt

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Opinion - Boycott the Oscars? Sure! But not for why everyone else is...

SMR

Jan 21, 2016
6 min

Opinion - Boycott the Oscars? Sure! But not for why everyone else is...

Let’s be honest…when was the last time anyone paid any REAL attention to the Oscars? Well, someone must be…because every year there end up being countless headlines about it. Who wore this, who won that, who said this, who got snubbed…so on and so forth. This year’s ceremony is already making headlines in that folks are calling for a boycott due to the lack of diversity in the actors and actresses up for the top nods. Folks, we have way more reasons to boycott than that.

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Opinion - Wrestling? Really? Yeah, not here.

SMR

Jan 20, 2016
7 min

Opinion - Wrestling? Really? Yeah, not here.

Picture the scene, if you will. You enter a fairly nice sports bar and grill…you know, almost lodge-like with some leather seats, hardwood floors and maybe paneling, those light to mid green lampshades…to watch your sporting event of choice. In this instance, let’s say hockey…because I’m a hockey fan. The atmosphere is about what you’d expect from a place like this, sure, there’s the usual din of conversations, the occasional cheer at a spectacular play…but not the “hootin

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SMR

Jul 29, 2015
8 min

Transformers Vs. GoBots...FIGHT!!!

It was the defining clash of anyone who was a child in the 80s [Not really –Ed.]. And while its impacts reverberate to this day, the truth is that the conflict was over in about a year, two tops [So…the same amount of time it takes you to write an actual article then? – Ed.]. Sherman, set the WAYBAC machine to 1983…when transforming robots burst onto toy aisles. No, Transformers wouldn’t come till ’84…these are the GoBots. On the surface, both lines bear striking similarit

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SMR

Apr 21, 2015
7 min

Trailer Madness!

Wow. I unplug from the internet for a couple weeks and this is what happens. New trailers for Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Terminator Genisys, Star Wars and, last but not least, Batman vs Superman have all hit the web. And, because I feel like I have to, here are my thoughts on them. Probably the film of those listed that I probably won’t see (at least in the theatres) will be Terminator. While I find the twist revealed in the most recent trailer to be interesting, that being J

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SMR

Apr 16, 2014
4 min

Opinion - DO NOT call me "Sheldon"...

It truly is a golden age. Look around you, when did you think you’d ever see Green Lantern, Transformers, X-Men and the Avengers all at the multiplex? (And yes, I know, there’s plenty of nit-picking to go with some of those appearances for most nerds…get over it and look at the core concept.) When did you think you’d every find so many superhero action figures in regular retail stores, or, sometimes more appropriately, when did you think it would be so hard to find superhero

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