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Category Archives: In Theaters
Summer of 1982 IV: Poltergeist
We now hit the half-way point to the Summer of 1982 and this entry the first movie I actually saw in theaters 30 years ago. Poltergeist is a fairly important movie for several reasons: It got actors JoBeth Williams and … Continue reading
Summer of 1982 III: Rocky III
The Summer of 1982 keeps on a rollin’ with this third installment about (coincidentally) the third Rocky movie which I watched without irony. Rocky III is a fairly important movie for several reasons: Despite Rocky II being rather conclusive, R3 … Continue reading
Summer of 1982 II: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
I had to delay this installment by a day because Alamo Drafthouse’s official showing was a Rolling Road Show down at a racetrack in Kyle, TX. It sounded really awesome, or in ’82-speak…awesome to the max (for the record, I … Continue reading
The Avengers: Worth Seeing
Joss Whedon achieved what I consider a Herculean task in making this movie. There could only be two outcomes: really impressive or incredibly awful. He had to harness and integrate three characters from successful features, one with poor results (twice) … Continue reading
Summer of 1982 I: Conan the Barbarian
Friday evening was the kickoff to the Alamo Drafthouse’s Summer of 1982 series…it’s going to be a damned good time thanks to the hosts and partners. Was it the best Summer of movies ever? This is a matter of opinion … Continue reading
The Cabin in the Woods: Worth Seeing*
* – This receives a “Worth Seeing” rating if you’re familiar with most Horror movie tropes from the last 35 years. As for me, I went because it received two major endorsements from Horror experts I respect and when a … Continue reading
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John Carter: Worth Seeing
By now, many of you have probably seen the reviews, mostly negative, because Carter has been cursed with a schadenfreude vibe from the SCLM long before its release. I think they’ve been missing the point unlike this writer (not me). Who … Continue reading
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Michael Biehn and Aliens 25+ years later
The 25th anniversary of Aliens was last year and I belatedly celebrated the landmark by attending a special, last-minute booking at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. One of the speciality groups (I think the Action Pack) planned to show a new … Continue reading
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The Adventures of Tin Tin: Worth Seeing
As promised, I’ve changed up the format on my movie reviews by cutting out the chase and getting right to the point…is this flick any good? A resounding yes with an endorsement to see it at an Alamo Drafthouse if … Continue reading
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The Muppets
The writing/directing team of Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller and James Bobin do an excellent job at reviving a revered franchise for the 21st Century. They mainly made a fan film without it being sappy or maudlin; a frequent pitfall when … Continue reading
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Cowboys & Aliens
The conclusion to my 43rd birthday Alamo double-feature celebration, and it turned out to be Grindhouse 2011…Captain America was the stronger, more enjoyable action-based romp as the first feature (Planet Terror) and this was the drawn-out, disappointing conclusion I couldn’t wait to … Continue reading
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Captain America: the First Avenger
Part one of my birthday double feature and final solo piece before next Summer’s upcoming The Avengers. When I was a kid, I used to love the Captain’s 1966 cartoon the most because he had the most guest superheroes teaming up … Continue reading
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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Children’s entertainment is always a risky proposition. Much of it can be rather condescending, uneven and/or a prolonged commercial. Many studios take the lowest-common-denominator approach: create something to kill 80 minutes on a long car trip; a common complaint I … Continue reading
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Thor
Summer officially kicked off with the latest Marvel adaptation, making this at least the seventh time in 10 years if you start with Spider-man around 2002. Since they’re holding off on Captain America until Independence Day and the Hulk and … Continue reading
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Paul
A joint UK-US fanboy venture which is simply an R-rated version of ET. The Brits Pegg and Frost provide the writing, acting and inspiration. American director Mottola of Superbad keeps it in a setting, package and pace more digestible for … Continue reading
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