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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 16, 2020

Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe films (part 1 of 2)

Roger Corman has always been regarded as the filmmaker who, if he didn’t invent the B-movie, certainly perfected it. During the course of his decades-spanning career, Corman has produced, directed, written, and acted in numerous films across multiple genres. He…

· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 31, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Jehnna retrieved the horn, which turned out to be in possession of another faction of Dagoth worshipers. Bombaata escaped with the princess and the horn, leaving the others in the dust with the knowledge that when Taramis gets…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 24, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time: Bombaata’s boys blew it when they tried to kidnap the princess, Conan got his drink on, the gang found a dungeon to plunder, and against all odds Tracey Walter made me like Malak. Let’s see if my hatred…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 19, 2020

Hit or Bomb? Late-August/September 2020 movie predictions

Hello, movie predictions, my old friend. The last time we did this, in the bygone days of March 2020, we were looking forward to movies like The Hunt and The Quiet Place Part II and wondering how Mulan would do…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 17, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Last time: Conan fought a dude wearing an ugly rubber mask and smashed a bunch of mirrors to defeat him. He turned back into Thoth Amon and he chose wizardcide rather than be captured. The princess retrieved the hot rock…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 10, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Last time: Conan and company began their quest, picking up new members Zula (okay, I’m calling Grace Jones by her character name now) and Mako (still calling him Mako). But the team hit a snag when the sorcerer Thoth Amon…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 3, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Last time: Conan and (sigh) Malak, professional thieves, were tracked down by Queen Taramis, who had a job for the former and pretty much pretended the other didn’t exist. If Conan undertakes the quest to bring her niece…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jul 27, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 1 of 6)

It’s safe to say that Conan the Barbarian was and is one of my favorite movies from my youth. Arnold seemed like a larger than life demi-god with that inhuman physique of his, the action was the most violent I…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jul 16, 2020

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

A sheriff in a small town pulls up to a diner and finds several bloodied and battered men sprawled across the grass out front. Entering the diner, he learns their assailant Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) is sitting calmly at the…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Jul 8, 2020

The best Jaws knockoffs

On social media in recent months, some have compared the narratives of a few classic horror films such as Night of the Living Dead and Jaws to the coronavirus pandemic that the world is currently going through. But the purpose…

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· by Nathan Kerner · Jul 2, 2020

How presidential action movies ruined our politics

As we celebrate the nation’s birthday, we can all admit something is very wrong with this country, isn’t there? The current political climate has become our default entertainment format because COVID-19 shut down production on everything, and no one…

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· by Nathan Kerner · Jun 24, 2020

How the Snyder Cut and a child’s question sum up modern fandom

So my daughter and I are both big fans of the anime series Inuyasha. I would tell you what it’s about, but like a lot of shows in the stateside anime boom of the late ’90s/early 2000s, there’s a…

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· by Jordon Davis · Jun 9, 2020

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 6)

A note from the author: Hi! I’m acclaimed author and wanted felon, Jordon Davis. You may know me from the fact that I wrote part five of this recap in January. It is now June. What was I doing during…

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· by Steven Birkner · Jun 4, 2020

5 minor Star Wars characters who made a big impression

Some Star Wars characters have played such a large part in the movies that they’ve made the leap to being identifiable with the overall saga itself. Their images are on tie-in merchandise and their names are known in popular culture.…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Jun 1, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time: Spartan and company (including Zachary Lamb, who appears to possess the mutant power of invisibility, which he uses throughout the rest of the film) went down Below to find Simon Phoenix, only to meet Edgar Friendly. Dots were…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 28, 2020

Mute (2018)

Writer-director Duncan Jones sadly seems to be joining the ranks of one-hit wonders like Neill Blomkamp, Richard Kelly, and Josh Trank, all of whom burst onto the scene with strong debuts, were quickly declared the new saviors of blockbuster genre…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 25, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Last time on Demolition Man: After having dinner at Taco Bell and thwarting Edgar Friendly’s attempt to steal food for his people, Spartan botched a virtual sex encounter with Lenina. But after playing a hunch, Spartan discovered Cocteau might…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 18, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Previously: Simon Phoenix visited a museum (probably for the first time in his life) to get his hands on a gun, and he and John Spartan squared off there. Phoenix escaped and met Cocteau, who—surprise, surprise—is the true villain, having…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · May 14, 2020

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 3: Glass (2019)

Previously in the Unbreakable Trilogy: In the wake of 2016’s Split—an effective horror-thriller in spite of its paltry $9 million budget and a depiction of multiple personality disorder straight out of 1970s TV movies—some feared writer-director M. Night Shyamalan…

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· by Thomas Stockel · May 11, 2020

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Previously: Simon Phoenix was let loose on an unsuspecting 21st century, killing 11 people (I figured out later the 11th would have been the poor bastard he got his overalls from). The police, unequipped to deal with violence, have awakened…

Category: Movies

Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe films (part 1 of 2)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Hit or Bomb? Late-August/September 2020 movie predictions

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 3 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 2 of 6)

Conan the Destroyer (1984), a recap (part 1 of 6)

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

The best Jaws knockoffs

How presidential action movies ruined our politics

How the Snyder Cut and a child’s question sum up modern fandom

The Black Hole (1979), a recap (part 6)

5 minor Star Wars characters who made a big impression

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 6 of 6)

Mute (2018)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 5 of 6)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 4 of 6)

Franchise Evolution: The Unbreakable Trilogy, part 3: Glass (2019)

Demolition Man (1993), a recap (part 3 of 6)

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