Category: Features
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The Evil That Men Can Do: 3 Movies
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Read more: The Evil That Men Can Do: 3 MoviesMen have reasons for the evil acts they commit. Some men. The new film streaming on Amazon Prime, The (Torture) Report, makes this clear. The men of The Irishman practice evil as a matter of course, without a thought. As mob accountant Otto Biederman, famously said, “Nothing personal, it’s just business.” The effect, however, is…
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NFL Week 15: Get Off My Lawn Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 15: Get Off My Lawn EditionIt’s been quite the week for keeping my language in check. I don’t mean self-censorship, and I’m not about to break out a bunch of Prager U Adam Carolla P.C.-culture-has-run-amok garbage. Some Asian girl at Oberlin with too much time on her hands had a bad idea. Some kids flip out during finals week. Big…
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Joyeux Noel (2005)
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Read more: Joyeux Noel (2005)Everyone pretty much agrees that war sucks and that the job of the military is to kill people and break things. Sometimes war can be averted, and other times it is inevitable, justified and unavoidable. Although not as deadly as WW2, WW1 had its share of horror and misery, and those soldiers that were thrust…
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Ford v. Ferrari
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Read more: Ford v. FerrariFord v. Ferrari 2 hours 13 minutes, Rated PG-13 Fair Value of Ford vs. Ferrari: $7.00. It’s a mixed bag of a good acting and race car movie cliches. For another view of the film, check out Kevin’s review that was entered earlier. Is this film worth my time? It has exciting scenes of…
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A Very Murray Christmas: (2015) Netflix
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Read more: A Very Murray Christmas: (2015) NetflixI never have been a huge fan of Bill Murray, but it cannot be denied that he was great in some of the SNL skits and movies like Caddyshack and Ghostbusters. His role in Lost in Translation brought almost universal acclaim. I was disappointed in the Christmas Movie Scrooged, but nothing prepared me for the…
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5 Features to Consider When Buying a New Bicycle
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Read more: 5 Features to Consider When Buying a New BicycleAre you planning to get a new bicycle? Before buying your bicycle, you should consider reading this post to get insights on the best bicycle for you. There are different types and brands of bicycles available in markets today. One of the best types of bicycles is the fixed gear bike. Also known as the…
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The Irishman: (2019) Netflix
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Read more: The Irishman: (2019) Netflix3 hours 29 minutes, Rated R for point-blank executions, Fair Value of The Irishman: $10.00. It’s a middling film for Scorcese, but even his lesser works tend to be better than most other things out right now. Is this film worth my time? Well, it certainly takes a lot of time, that’s for sure. I’d…
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NFL Week 14: Why Do We Even Bother Edition?
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Read more: NFL Week 14: Why Do We Even Bother Edition?“Mrs. Duquesne” is a character as written. She does consider the Jets her favorite pro football team, and she does take the meaningful, competitive games too seriously some times, but I think we’ve all been guilty of that at some point. She did not, however, stalk Mark Sanchez via Snapchat, or write in Rex Ryan…
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A Christmas Carol (1971: Animated)
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Read more: A Christmas Carol (1971: Animated)Here is yet another version of my favorite Christmas classic, Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. This is an animated short made by the great, late Richard Williams. As far as I know, this is the only version of A Christmas Carol to win an Academy Award; it won for Best Short Subject, Animated Films. It…
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Christmas Slay (2015)
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Read more: Christmas Slay (2015)I am slogging through my annual gulag of Christmas Movies, fresh off of reviewing a delightfully silly Slay Belles. We now are faced with yet another “Slay” word play Christmas film. In addition to Slay Belles, we have had the quite watchable Teresa Spoon favorite, Santa’s Slay. Now I reluctantly present Christmas Slay, which is…