Monthly Archives: December 2011

Coming Soon-Ish: Jack and The Giant Beanstalk, GI Joes, and Men in Black, Part Tres . . .

G.I. Joe: Retaliation I like how this trailer’s all, Duke? Fuck Duke. Yeah, he’s in there, but more importantly, here’s more of THE ROCK. It is surprisingly comforting to see The Rock in something that doesn’t have Disney stamped all … Continue reading

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“I Would Just Live. Live Like It Meant Something.”

There is two sides to every movie geek, and I am no exception. On one side, it’s all blood and gore and beautiful, endless snark. On the other side . . . well . . . I have a weakness for … Continue reading

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Now, For Those OTHER Christmas Movies . . .

I love Christmas, always have, but we didn’t really do traditional X-mas films when I was growing up. We watched, well, alternative choices. A few of these films could arguably have been placed on last week’s poll as well, but … Continue reading

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It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year . . . After Halloween, Of Course.

Well, this one was close. Your favorite traditional Christmas movie is . . . In a surprise comeback, the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol with Alastair Sim narrowly wins with a total of five votes. Honestly, I’ve never even seen … Continue reading

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Coming Soonish: Wolves, Germans, and Punching Guy Pearce in the Face. A Lot.

Cabin In The Woods I’ve been excited about this horror movie for over two years now, even though I knew very little about it other than the director, writer, and cast. Still, Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, … Continue reading

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Ho Ho Ho . . .

It’s December now, so I think we all know what we’re legally required to talk about: Christmas movies. The original plan was to make up a poll about favorite Christmas movies. Then I googled “favorite Christmas movies” and ended up … Continue reading

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“I Need Blood To Live.”

About six months ago, I watched the Swedish vampire film, Let the Right One In. A couple of weeks ago, I finally got around to watching its American remake, Let Me In. It’s an astonishingly good remake.

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