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Category: Movie Review

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 21, 2018

God's Not Dead 2 (2016): Electric Bible-loo

Glory be to the Bad Movie Gods! Pure Flix, the makers of films aimed squarely at evangelical Christians, earned enough money from their excruciatingly awful (and inexplicably successful) 2014 release God’s Not Dead to continue making films based on the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Previously: I was dreading Marvel’s 2014 films, especially after the lackluster 2013 entries in the series. You might be asking yourself what I was dreading, seeing as I loved the first Captain America movie so much. The answer is simple:…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Mar 15, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Previously: Marvel Studios pulled off a minor miracle, as their four-year plan to release multiple movies as a lead up to a mega-crossover cinematic event exceeded everyone’s sky-high expectations and ultimately resulted in what was the top grossing film of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 13, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 3 (2013)

Previously: 2012 passed into our rear-view mirror and 2013 was upon us, and when it came to Marvel movies, we had no idea what to expect. In 2008, we knew the goal for these movies had been the formation of…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 8, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Avengers (2012)

Four years. Four years since that teaser at the end of the Iron Man credits, where Nick Fury teased the “Avengers Initiative”. Four years and here it was, the movie that nerds worldwide had been waiting for. Don’t get me…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 6, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Previously: It was confirmed, True Believer, that there was going to be an Avengers movie. And okay, maybe word like that got dropped on some geek web site at the time, but I didn’t always follow that stuff; a lot…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Mar 2, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Thor (2011)

I have a confession to make: I’m not a big Thor fan. I’m not saying I hate the character, and there have been periods where I picked up the comic (for example, I was really digging what Jason Aaron was…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 26, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man 2 (2010)

Previously: The post-credits scene of Incredible Hulk implied that we were going to be seeing our first glimpse of the Avengers. Would it be similar to the origin of the team in the comic, which was centered around the hunting…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 22, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting The Incredible Hulk (2008)

Previously: Iron Man was tremendously successful both commercially and critically, and we comic book readers in particular loved it. It seemed that our long drought of bad comic book movies was at last over, and Marvel was serious about making…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 21, 2018

Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)

If any actor can be considered as having fallen from grace over the decades, it’s Chevy Chase. He became an instant star thanks to his work on the first two seasons of Saturday Night Live. His success, not surprisingly,…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Feb 19, 2018

Countdown to Infinity War: Revisiting Iron Man (2008)

On May 2, 2008, history was made: that was the day Iron Man hit theaters in the United States. Up until then, superhero movies had sporadic success as standalone films and self-contained franchises, and seldom did a spin-off ever succeed.…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Feb 7, 2018

Looking back at Pleasantville, 20 years later

This year is the 20th anniversary of Gary Ross’s 1998 fantasy/comedy/drama Pleasantville, so what better time to revisit this classic film? Our story begins with shy teenager David (Tobey Maguire) and what seems to be his awkward attempt to…

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· by Steven Birkner · Feb 5, 2018

5 burning questions about Star Wars: The Last Jedi

In a review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I wrote that it turned out that one of the least interesting questions about The Force Awakens was “is it a good movie?” The reason is that it was so…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Dec 19, 2017

Movie Duel: K-9 vs. Turner & Hooch

Welcome back to Movie Duels, in which we watch two dueling movies and offer our eminently qualified opinion of which film, if any, has a reason for existing, and which one should have been left back at the pitch …

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 22, 2017

The Birds (1963)

Unlike Halloween and Christmas, there really aren’t many movies which revolve around Thanksgiving. Sure, we have the classic comedy Planes, Trains, and Automobiles as well as (of course) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and Garfield’s Thanksgiving. But overall, the holiday…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Nov 15, 2017

Fatal Attraction (1987)

The recent backlash which began with allegations against notorious producer Harvey Weinstein is causing ripples throughout Hollywood, to say the least. This backlash has now affected once-respected thespians such as Kevin Spacey and Dustin Hoffman. While obviously a coincidence, I…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Oct 26, 2017

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)

Frankenstein’s Monster and Dracula are as common a pop culture one-two punch as Superman and Batman. If there’s a movie with one character, you can bet that the other will follow suit shortly afterwards. Not surprisingly, there have been stories…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 25, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 9: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

So here it is; the end of my Pulp Masterpieces series. It’s been a lot of fun looking at these wonderful films; even revisiting The Phantom again was enjoyable. But we’ve reached the end of the trip and are now…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 4, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

When anime fans talk about legends in the industry, I think one name that makes just about everyone’s list is Hayao Miyazaki. A writer, manga artist, director, and producer, he was responsible for some of the finest examples of the…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Sep 11, 2017

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 7: Flash Gordon (1980)

Aaaaand we’re back! Welcome once more to Pulp Masterpieces, where I take a look at movies that captured the feel of the pulp genre. If you’re new to this series, please check out the other entries where I looked…