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40 Years of Death Wish 3: A Celebration
The Summer of 1985. While I was spending six weeks in Indiana with my maniacal grandmother, learning that yes, a 12-year-old…
Great Cocksmen of the American Presidency (Who Are Not Bill Clinton)
Finally, a list without Jimmy Carter.
A Few Ruthless Movie Villains
Here are A Few Ruthless Movie Villains. Villains have been part of movies since their inception. We love them, we love…
Commando
Homoeroticism? More than you could possibly imagine. I mean all the crap about Arnold being Der Gropin’fuhrer was just a rightwing-ruse…
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Three Guesses as To Why the Most Successful Movie Franchise is the Least Culturally Impactful: -or- Why Avatar Fire and Ash will make a lot of money and leave no legacy.
Read more: Three Guesses as To Why the Most Successful Movie Franchise is the Least Culturally Impactful: -or- Why Avatar Fire and Ash will make a lot of money and leave no legacy.I spent 3 and a half hours, over an eighth of my day, in a theater watching this. And less than an hour later the details are already running like water out of my mind and memory
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Kesey & The Cuckoo’s
Read more: Kesey & The Cuckoo’sI’m not sure why I’m such a fan of the sixties, but I am. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived a past life there that keeps haunting some subconscious part of my current being
THE ABC’s
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Movies That Foment Primal Fear (Part Six): Aliens -or- The ABC’s of Alien Movies
Read more: Movies That Foment Primal Fear (Part Six): Aliens -or- The ABC’s of Alien MoviesJules Verne provided us with the technology and the initial curiosity: “I wonder what’s out there? Let’s build a spaceship and find out!”
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The ABC’s of Traveling: The Joys of Flying Edition
Read more: The ABC’s of Traveling: The Joys of Flying EditionEveryone has heard the old adage, “Even if you are traveling to Hell, you have to go through Atlanta first”. If you are flying in the Eastern part of The United States, this is an accurate assessment.
MOVIES
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The Day of the Locust (1975)
Read more: The Day of the Locust (1975)When I heard John Schlesinger (Darling, Far From the Madding Crowd) was making a film of Nathanael West’s novel I wasn’t surprised. Not after the 1967 adaptation of James Joyce’s Ulysses
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The Unsung: Chaney, Hard Times (1975)
Read more: The Unsung: Chaney, Hard Times (1975)There was a time – we’ll estimate about a half century ago – when a shirtless Charles Bronson was enough. Enough for what depends on the audience, so we’ll rest on the happy medium between anything and everything.
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Nobody 2 (2025)
Read more: Nobody 2 (2025)It shouldn’t surprise you in the least that a movie featuring next to zero plot, Russian mobsters, and an unkillable retired assassin murdering everyone was written by the same guy (Derek Kolstad)
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The Unsung: Leo Green, Whispers in the Dark (1992)
Read more: The Unsung: Leo Green, Whispers in the Dark (1992)For a generation of Americans, Alan Alda was pretty much the standard bearer for the New Man. The sensitive soul, clad in a respectable sweater, offering not the usual toxicity and power plays, but understanding, warmth, and a gentle smile.
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The Sphere (1998)
Read more: The Sphere (1998)Sort of like the Wildfire team Crichton cooked up for The Andromeda Strain. You know, to deal with outer space alien space virus.
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War of the Worlds (2025)
Read more: War of the Worlds (2025)That War of the Worlds exists at all is a miracle of the modern age, though it becomes less so as you examine the details of its birth. You see, this is an Amazon production. Amazon Prime, to be precise.
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Lady in the Water (2006): From the Ruthless Archives
Read more: Lady in the Water (2006): From the Ruthless ArchivesEpic ineptitude. Lady in the Water is the mystic-in-training’s worst film
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Weapons (2025)
Read more: Weapons (2025)Weapons is the second film solely written and directed by Zach Cregger, Barbarian being his first. Knowing that, I set my expectations for Weapons to…very guarded.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Mall Security, Commando
Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Mall Security, CommandoYear after painful year, the galleria spent 98% of its budget on mall security. No one quite knew why, but every fiscal year end, the usual suspects cleared their throats, straightened their ties, and yes, asked for the moon.
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