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Category: Movies

· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jan 16, 2020

All the President's Men vs. The Post

With Donald Trump now officially the third US president to be impeached, here’s a look at two movies that focused on events which came close to making him the fourth. Both of these films involve journalists from the Washington Post…

· by Jordon Davis · Jan 14, 2020

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 5)

Previously: 2019 ended and 2020 started, pretty much on time. Disney+ added the live-action remake of Aladdin, possibly the least necessary film ever made. Oh, you mean in this movie? Captain Holland has concluded that Dr. Reinhardt is probably…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 2, 2020

Hit or Bomb? January 2020 movie predictions

Another new year and another January are upon us, and I think by now we all know what that means. Here to predict which of these (mostly long-delayed) films will be HITs (unlikely) and which will BOMB are Thomas…

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· by Steven Birkner · Dec 30, 2019

Skywalker Saga movies, ranked (by title)

Originally, the first movie in the Skywalker Saga was just Star Wars, but since each movie in the nine-episode series since Episode V has had its own title (and the original got one after the release of Empire Strikes Back), …

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· by Jordon Davis · Dec 23, 2019

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 4)

Previously: The crew of the damaged Palomino met the definitely not crazy commander of the legendarily lost starship Cygnus. He’s got a crew of robots running the place led by the definitely not robot murderer of the original human crew,…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Dec 21, 2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019): a spoiler-filled review

For many, the big moment is here. The final story of the Skywalker saga officially hits theaters this weekend. But I for one wouldn't be surprised if there were more film entries in this series, with or without Skywalkers. After all, Star Wars does have the backing of some studio that uses a mouse as its mascot. But onto the movie itself.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 19, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 10 of 10)

Previously: V’Ger threatened to destroy all life on Earth, leading both Kirk and the screenwriters to completely wing it, coming up with a plan on the fly that sees the Enterprise get drawn even deeper into the alien vessel for a personal meeting with V’Ger itself.

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· by Jordon Davis · Dec 11, 2019

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 3)

Previously: The small crew of the USS Palomino was surprised to find the very large and very lost USS Cygnus on the edge of a black hole. They were forced to dock and explore the ship for reasons. Those reasons…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Dec 6, 2019

Franchise Evolution: The Grinch

It’s the holiday season again, and one of the most beloved of all Christmas stories is How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The book was written by Theodor Geisel, otherwise known as Dr. Seuss. Published in 1957, the title character is…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Dec 4, 2019

Hit or Bomb? December 2019 movie predictions

It’s the Christmas movie season, where studios typically roll out lots of big blockbusters and awards bait, but much like two years ago, the release schedule is pretty light this year, because the assumption seems to once again be that…

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· by Jordon Davis · Dec 3, 2019

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 2)

Previously: Nothing. Nothing happened. The small exploratory starship USS Palomino found the long-missing big exploratory starship USS Cygnus near a black hole. That’s it. You are all caught up. Also, I misidentified long-time character actor Robert Forster as “Robert Forester”…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 29, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 9 of 10)

Previously: Decker tried to put the moves on the Ilia-probe, while Spock stole a spacesuit and tried to put the mind-meld moves on V’Ger. Sadly, those living machines aren’t quite the easy lay that either man expected. Spock wakes up in Sickbay. Dr. Chapel is scanning his brain, and McCoy tells Kirk that the “power pouring through that mind-meld” may have caused Spock...

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· by Thomas Stockel · Nov 25, 2019

10 female-led action movies that prove Elizabeth Banks is wrong

A couple of Fridays ago, the latest reboot of Charlie’s Angels was released, and to no one’s surprise, including director/writer/supporting actor Elizabeth Banks, it bombed. Hard. No one was asking for another Charlie’s Angels and I have no clue how…

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· by Jordon Davis · Nov 22, 2019

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 1)

Loyal readers may have noticed that I don’t write much. That’s because what I do write is indisputably genius. But why would a genius such as me (or Charles Babbage, or Sir George Stokes, or Isaac Newton, or any of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 13, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 8 of 10)

Previously: The Enterprise entered the evil cloud and got a bit too close to the Great Sphincter. Lt. Ilia was abducted by the intruder, which left a robot “probe” lookalike in her place, sort of like a… changeling? And with that, it’s back to the TOS theme...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Nov 6, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 7 of 10)

Previously: If you want to know what the last installment was like, give yourself a mild concussion and stare in wonder at all the lights and colors that dance before your eyes. Another alarm sounds, and this time, the Enterprise has been seized by a tractor beam...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 31, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 6 of 10)

Previously: Spock showed up at last and made himself science officer, leading to a heartwarming reunion where the guy was pretty near catatonic. There was some questioning of Spock’s motives between Kirk and McCoy that went nowhere, just in time for the Enterprise to make visual contact with the Maybe-Not-Evil Cloud.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 30, 2019

Hit or Bomb? November 2019 movie predictions

It’s almost November, that time of year reserved for films that are a bit too small-scale to qualify as summer blockbusters, but not good enough for the big holiday and awards season. Here to judge the box office potential of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 25, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 5 of 10)

Previously: The Slow-Motion Picture literally went into slow-motion as the Enterprise fell into a wormhole created purely by Kirk’s hubris. Decker agreed to “nursemaid” Kirk to prevent this sort of mishap from happening again, which isn’t quite as freaky as it sounds...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 19, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 4 of 10)

Previously: Kirk blindsided Decker by taking over the Enterprise, but Decker felt a lot better once his old flame Lt. Ilia came aboard. And then Kirk lost his science officer in a horrific transporter accident, but he felt a lot better once his old flame Dr. McCoy came aboard.

Category: Movies

All the President's Men vs. The Post

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 5)

Hit or Bomb? January 2020 movie predictions

Skywalker Saga movies, ranked (by title)

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 4)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 10 of 10)

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 3)

Franchise Evolution: The Grinch

Hit or Bomb? December 2019 movie predictions

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 2)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 9 of 10)

10 female-led action movies that prove Elizabeth Banks is wrong

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 1)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 8 of 10)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 7 of 10)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 6 of 10)

Hit or Bomb? November 2019 movie predictions

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 5 of 10)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 4 of 10)

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