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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 9, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 3)

Previously: Spock’s human blood was touched by the big evil cloud out in space and so he didn’t get to join the Kohlinar Klub. Meanwhile, Kirk and Scotty flew around the Enterprise in a shuttle, and um… you know, I don’t think anything else happened. On the Enterprise bridge, it’s total chaos...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 3, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 2)

Previously: An evil cloud penetrated Klingon space, and it was hello, new Klingons! And then... bye, new Klingons! We abruptly cut from the evil cloud to Spock...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 2, 2019

Hit or Bomb? October 2019 movie predictions

It’s October, and since Halloween lasts an entire month nowadays, that means plenty of dark, gothic, creepy, and emo films are on the release schedule. Here to determine which of this month’s movies will put a scare into audiences (or…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 26, 2019

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 1)

Is there a movie that more intensely divides Star Trek fans than Star Trek: The Motion Picture? To some, it’s a slow, boring, drawn-out film, with interminable special effects sequences, and a crew having weirdly awkward interactions with one another...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 12, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 7 of 7)

Previously: The villain went kaboom. What more do you really need to know? It’s daytime now, and there’s a serene-looking shot of the San Francisco skyline, so I guess the city recovered pretty quickly from a rocket exploding in the bay.

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 11, 2019

Battle of the Witch Movies: The Witches of Eastwick vs. The Craft

As with vampires and ghosts, there have been numerous types of witches in both literature and film throughout the years. Before the series Charmed basically redefined the onscreen concept of witches, there were two memorable films which came out within…

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

Hit or Bomb? September 2019 movie predictions

September is typically when the prime moviegoing audience is too busy heading back to school to head to the theater, and the studios schedule their major releases accordingly. This year, it’s all about a killer klown… and not much else.…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 29, 2019

Battle of the Cheerleader Films: Bring It On vs. Sugar & Spice

School is back in session in many areas, and as anyone who’s been to one knows, one prominent aspect of high school is cheerleading. This is why I’m now comparing two movies involving cheerleaders. Bring It On (2000) This film…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 20, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 6 of 7)

Previously: Eddie was able to rid himself of the Venom symbiote at the perfect time: just as his arch-enemy Carlton Drake got his own symbiote and sent his goons out to tranquilize Eddie and bring him back alive. Oops!

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

Venom (2018), a recap (part 5 of 7)

Previously: Carlton Drake offed his lead scientist Dr. Skirth, then sent his security team to go retrieve his symbiote. But Eddie successfully eluded them by finally turning into Venom, whose primary superpower seems to be shooting black goo out of various orifices.

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

Hit or Bomb? August 2019 movie predictions

As we all know, August is traditionally a dumping ground for films without much blockbuster potential, so it’s time for us to adjust our expectations way way down and predict which films released this month will be HITs and…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 24, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 4 of 7)

Previously: Eddie got merged with one of Carlton Drake’s symbiotes, which allowed him to climb trees and gave him cravings for all sorts of not-dead foods. After dining on extremely fresh lobster, Annie’s doctor boyfriend Dan did an MRI scan on Eddie and then told him to go home and sleep off that symbiote.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 18, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 3 of 7)

Previously: Carlton Drake started using his symbiotes from space to experiment on homeless people, with predictable results. Eddie Brock, who previously lost his job over investigating Drake, got suckered into investigating him again. Meanwhile, an evil symbiote is aggressively making its way...

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· by Steven Birkner · Jul 16, 2019

The Jedi Order must reinvent itself after The Rise of Skywalker

Story arcs that go from decline and fall to rise and redemption are common in fiction that operates on a grand scale. The Star Wars franchise operates on a large enough scale to do it twice in three trilogies, as…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 11, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 2 of 7)

Previously: A spaceship belonging to Carlton Drake’s Life Foundation crashed in Asia, carrying several mysterious “organisms” (AKA symbiotes) as well as J. Jonah Jameson’s astronaut son, who immediately died and passed on a symbiote to an EMT worker. Meanwhile, Drake didn’t like the probing questions...

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 3, 2019

Venom (2018), a recap (part 1 of 7)

A movie about a Spider-Man villain whose origin and abilities are intrinsically tied to Spider-Man… where Spider-Man doesn’t appear, and which is completely devoid of any references at all to the Web-Slinger? How could this possibly result in anything but an Amazing Spider-Man 2-level disaster?

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 1, 2019

Hit or Bomb? July 2019 movie predictions

The July box office starts early this year thanks to Independence Day falling on a Thursday, and this month sees one of the first (but certainly not the last) months where most major releases are produced or co-produced by Disney.…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jun 25, 2019

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

Before he began his new career as Trump’s mouthpiece, Kevin Sorbo was actually beloved for starring in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Naturally, like most actors who hit it big on TV, there were hopes that this stardom would be…

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

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 9 of 9)

Previously: Hal pleaded his case for humanity… to the Guardians, oddly, instead of the big creepy cloud who just showed up on Earth looking to exterminate the human race. Also: Hector died, and no one really cared.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jun 12, 2019

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 8 of 9)

Previously: Amanda Waller lived a life told in stock photos, while Hector torched his dad, and Hal was powerless to stop it despite opening a wormhole to get to the scene of the crime. And now Parallax will have his revenge on the Guardians by… attacking Earth? Sure, why not.

Category: Movies

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 3)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 2)

Hit or Bomb? October 2019 movie predictions

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), a recap (part 1)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 7 of 7)

Battle of the Witch Movies: The Witches of Eastwick vs. The Craft

Hit or Bomb? September 2019 movie predictions

Battle of the Cheerleader Films: Bring It On vs. Sugar & Spice

Venom (2018), a recap (part 6 of 7)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 5 of 7)

Hit or Bomb? August 2019 movie predictions

Venom (2018), a recap (part 4 of 7)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 3 of 7)

The Jedi Order must reinvent itself after The Rise of Skywalker

Venom (2018), a recap (part 2 of 7)

Venom (2018), a recap (part 1 of 7)

Hit or Bomb? July 2019 movie predictions

Kull the Conqueror (1997)

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 9 of 9)

Green Lantern (2011), a recap (part 8 of 9)

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