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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 14, 2017

A cynic’s look at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

So hey, how about that Last Jedi trailer? Here it is, if you haven’t seen it: We all know the drill pretty well by now, don’t we? The trailer drops. Everyone pores over it and does their own bit of…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Oct 11, 2017

5 reasons Halloween (1978) is a horror classic

It’s Halloween time again, so let’s take a look at the classic 1978 movie which shares the same name as the holiday. This movie, like the previous year’s Star Wars, was not only successful, but had a huge impact…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 9, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 4 of 6): When Jonah comes mooching home again

Previously on Hex Collects Checks: Bounty hunter and part time medium Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) had to find his old commanding officer/fellow Mustache Club member Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich) in order to prevent him and his band of neo-Confederates…

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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 Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 3, 2017

Hit or Bomb? October 2017 movie predictions

It’s October, which means it’s time for a slew of movies that weren’t good enough for the holiday season. But more importantly, October means we’ve been doing box office predictions for one whole year! Come back later this month for…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Oct 2, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 3 of 6): Clods and generals

Last time on Hex Wrecks the Cineplex: Disfigured ex-Confederate bounty hunter Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) narrowly escaped an extremely dumb trap laid by crooked lawmen. He retired to his favorite watering hole for a spot of tortuously dull pillow…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 27, 2017

Top 5 (bad guy) movie sidekicks

Last time, I looked at heroic sidekicks from movies. Now, I’m going to take a look at 5 movie sidekicks that were anything but heroic. 1. Oddjob Granted, the James Bond series was already on its third movie (Goldfinger…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 25, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 2 of 6): The Adventures of Jonah Hex’s Magic Horse

Last time on What the Hex: The grumpy man (Jonah Hex) committed some light treason. The crazy man (Quentin Turnbull) got on his case about it. The crazier man (so far not named; I’ll just call him This Fucking…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Sep 20, 2017

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 1 of 6)

As a non-comics reader, I’m in something of an awkward position when I watch a movie adapted from a comic book and don’t like it. Part of me thinks that it’s unfair to judge it by my normal standards, because…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 19, 2017

Top 5 (good guy) movie sidekicks

Throughout history, both in real life and otherwise, there have always been those who seem to be, intentionally or not, subordinate to someone else. The slang expression that describes such a person is “sidekick”. In literature, such characters include Sancho…

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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…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Sep 6, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: Escape from New York (1981)

As the 1980s began, John Carpenter’s career was at its height. He won critical acclaim with Assault on Precinct 13. This gave him complete creative control over his follow up picture Halloween. The enormous success of that movie…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 31, 2017

Hit or Bomb? September 2017 movie predictions

September’s here and school is back in session, meaning it’s the time of the year that the studios usually reserve for more mature, adult-oriented films. Which sounds great in theory after a summer full of comic book movies and CGI…

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· by Thomas Ricard · Aug 23, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: The Running Man (1987)

The year is 2017 and everything has pretty much gone down the crapper: the world economy is in tatters, food and oil are in ever-decreasing supply, and the United States of America, once a shining beacon of freedom to the…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 21, 2017

Battle of the Nerd Documentaries: Trekkies and The People vs. George Lucas

It goes without saying that Star Trek and Star Wars are the two biggest science fiction franchises ever. Even non-science fiction fans can recognize elements from either franchise, such as “beaming” or “the Force”. So it’s not surprising that numerous…

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· by Jordon Davis · Aug 10, 2017

Summer 2017: Terrible websites react

There have been some pretty great movies this summer. The Marvel offerings were not only lots of fun but well-constructed. (Except, why did Kurt Russell’s brain actually look like a biologically human brain? About 25% of my waking thoughts are…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Aug 9, 2017

Movies that Predicted Trump: Citizen Kane (1941)

As of this writing, we here at the Agony Booth have covered 16 films and TV episodes in our Movies that Predicted Trump series. Sixteen films and episodes that have, in various ways, been spookily prescient about the election of…

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· by Rob Kirchgassner · Aug 8, 2017

Licence to Kill (1989)

Here now is the Licence to Kill review that I initially planned to write before Sir Roger Moore’s passing. If any entry in the James Bond series can be described as “polarizing”, it’s this one. Some love it for its…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Aug 7, 2017

Megaforce (1982): a recap (part 6 of 6)

Last time on Megaforce: Hunter and Co. got the shaft and now must sneak up on and fight their way through Gurrera’s forces to make it to the planes in order to make their escape. Well, this is it,…

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· by Rick Lewis · Aug 3, 2017

Why calling the Dark Tower movie a “sequel” to the books is meaningless (and brilliant)

Fear not. All of this “sequel” hype has nothing to do with you or your movie-watching experience.

Category: Movies

A cynic’s look at the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer

5 reasons Halloween (1978) is a horror classic

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 4 of 6): When Jonah comes mooching home again

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 8: Porco Rosso (1992)

Hit or Bomb? October 2017 movie predictions

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 3 of 6): Clods and generals

Top 5 (bad guy) movie sidekicks

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 2 of 6): The Adventures of Jonah Hex’s Magic Horse

Jonah Hex (2010): a recap (part 1 of 6)

Top 5 (good guy) movie sidekicks

Pulp Masterpieces, Part 7: Flash Gordon (1980)

Movies that Predicted Trump: Escape from New York (1981)

Hit or Bomb? September 2017 movie predictions

Movies that Predicted Trump: The Running Man (1987)

Battle of the Nerd Documentaries: Trekkies and The People vs. George Lucas

Summer 2017: Terrible websites react

Movies that Predicted Trump: Citizen Kane (1941)

Licence to Kill (1989)

Megaforce (1982): a recap (part 6 of 6)

Why calling the Dark Tower movie a “sequel” to the books is meaningless (and brilliant)

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