Category: Movie Reviews
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A Tribute To Youth: Dazed and Confused
Remember your teens? It’s easier for some than others. The years we spend as teenagers are a time dedicated to discovering yourself and growing into the person you going to be for the rest of your life. At least that’s what they tell me. And by they, I mean Uncle Ben. Thanks Uncle Ben. Honestly, your…
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Was Joel Schumacher’s “Batman and Robin” really that bad?
Joel Schumacher’s (may he rest in peace!) take on the caped crusader and his plucky, albeit much whinier, sidekick/boy wonder may have killed the franchise upon it’s arrival in 1997, but is it really the travesty of cinema it’s been made out to be? Honestly? I don’t think so! We recently watched this movie for…
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We Have Star Wars At Home | Battle Beyond The Stars
A “Modestly Priced” Sci-fi B-Movie… Battle Beyond the Stars is a 1980 space opera/sci-fi film that was produced by Roger Corman, the fabled king of b-movie, exploitation and independent filmmaking, at a modest budget of $2,000,000 USD. Isn’t that a weird thing to say? “A modest budget of two million buckeroos.” Believe me, it is…
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Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop (Review)
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop is a 2011 documentary following the legendary late night host as a mounts his 2010 Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour, after being ousted from The Tonight Show in favor of Jay Leno. And wow, what a movie. I know that I should technically try to stay impartial towards…
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