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In Defense Of - Man of Steel
When we look in the mirror…sometimes we don’t like what we see. I’ll get to what I mean in a minute, but first, let’s pick up where our...
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Mar 16, 2016
In Defense Of - Superman Returns
It occurred to me as I popped Superman Returns into my Blu-Ray player that the film will be 10 years old this June. Wow. But instead of...
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Feb 27, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Turbo Kid
What if the Power Glove for the old Nintendo Entertainment System was as cool as your young imagination had hoped? Now, mix that thought...
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Feb 24, 2016
Movie Review - Deadpool
There are just these moments when the stars align, you know? Let me show you what I mean. December, 1978. Superman: The Movie is...
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Feb 22, 2016
Movie Review - Supergirl
Before we leave the Superman franchise of the 80’s and leap (in a single bound, no less) ahead 20 years, we have to take a look at the...
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Feb 14, 2016
Because I Hate Myself - Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Yes, it’s a trite phrase that’s certainly lapped the concept of cliché…but if anything...
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Feb 10, 2016
Because I Hate Myself - Superman III
Superman III brings us the clearest look at what producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind, writers David and Leslie Newman and director...
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Feb 9, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - What We Do In The Shadows
Before we wrap up our Down Under trilogy here on Impulse Buy Theater, be sure to check out part 1, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead and part 2,...
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Feb 6, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Deathgasm
Check out part 1 of our Down Under trilogy, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, here! For part 2 of our Impulse Buy Theater Down Under trilogy,...
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Feb 3, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
Everything you have or will read or hear about Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead will tell you that it’s ‘Mad Max meets Dawn of the Dead’. ...
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Feb 1, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Love in the Time of Monsters
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present…the greatest assembly of undead woodland creatures ever put to film…Love in the Time of...
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Jan 24, 2016
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...
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Jan 21, 2016
Movie Review - Superman II
To talk about Superman II, you have to end up talking about two separate films. That’s why it’s been so many months between this and my...
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Jan 14, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Embrace of the Vampire
Part 3 of how I spent my drunken New Year’s Eve! See Part 1 HERE and Part 2 HERE! So now, we must complete the trilogy…but a warning...
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Jan 6, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Black Scorpion
Part 2 of how I spent my drunken New Year’s Eve! See Part 1 HERE. Comic books have a linear progression in their history: the emergence...
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Jan 5, 2016
Impulse Buy Theater - Lifeforce
How I spent my drunken New Year’s Eve: Part 1 Directed by Tobe Hooper, fresh off of the success of Poltergeist. Written by Dan O’Bannon,...
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Jan 4, 2016
In Defense of... Fantastic 4 (2015)
10% on Rotten Tomatoes. Damn, that’s actually DOWN from when I looked at it yesterday (it was 11% then). If you switch over to the...
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Dec 20, 2015
Movie Review - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Go. Don’t read this, just go. Sigh. Okay, you’re still here…so you want a review. Fine. Have you ever looked into the eyes of a...
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Dec 18, 2015
Impulse Buy Theater - The Final Girls
Part 2 of a 2 part Impulse Buy Theater!!! Last time…we talked about my going into a Best Buy wanting to buy “The Final Girls” and leaving...
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Dec 16, 2015
Impulse Buy Theater - Final Girl
There’s an old trick, or at least by now it’s an old trick, that certain low-grade film studios will use to get their usually crappy...
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Dec 14, 2015
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