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Kesey & The Cuckoo’s
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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
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The Misunderstood: Agent Smith in The Matrix
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Read more: The Misunderstood: Agent Smith in The Matrix“Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You’re a plague, and we are the cure.” Ah, yes. Agent Smith. As a villain, he is endlessly quotable
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Gremlins vs. Minions, An Analysis
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Read more: Gremlins vs. Minions, An AnalysisIt is time now, world, that I spoke. I’ve been hiding in the shadows for far too long. But no more! I will not be silenced or ignored any longer!
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Kris-Mus in Kaamasmukka
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Read more: Kris-Mus in KaamasmukkaTwas a dark and stormy night up in Kaamasmukka, but since this was the far north of Finland, I should probably be a little more specific: it was a dark and stormy Kris-Mus Eve in Kaamasmukka.
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A Christmas Gift: Explaining the Stock Market Scene in Trading Places
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Read more: A Christmas Gift: Explaining the Stock Market Scene in Trading PlacesDon’t snort, you had no clue what was going on, admit it.
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Dr. Suess’s Ron & Jim Ruined Christmas
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Read more: Dr. Suess’s Ron & Jim Ruined ChristmasSeveral times while watching the Ron Howard-directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas, I found myself wondering, “Who is this even for?” At 105 minutes, it’s a bit on the long side for kids small enough to actually enjoy.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
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Read more: Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerI can’t stand the song “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” It is a song about bullying, classism and outright bigotry shaming of a reindeer, who from no fault of his own, had an unfortunate birthmark.
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Forrest Gump: The Movie We Love (To Loathe)
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Read more: Forrest Gump: The Movie We Love (To Loathe)There is one movie that has upset me so deeply that I cannot help but write a rant about it. For years this film has been praised and lauded ad nauseum, and I’m sick of it.
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Elf (2003)
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Read more: Elf (2003)Will Ferrell was a human who was dropped on his head at birth and delivered by mistake to the North Pole. He was subsequently raised by elves and worked in Santa’s workshop. Ferrell, of course, because of his extensive brain damage thought that he was an elf.
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Top 10 Film Directors of All Time: A view from two Ruthless writers
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Read more: Top 10 Film Directors of All Time: A view from two Ruthless writersJohn Welsh loves the classics, and rightfully so, but Matt has a different take.