Category Archives: On the TV

Justice League: the Snyder do-over

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Steve

Allegedly, this Snyder Cut happened via HBO Max through the fans. Who these people are, I have yet to meet one. I do readily admit to enjoying Snyder’s 300 and he did the best job possible with The Watchmen, a story that … Continue reading →

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So far the Snyder Cut is rather weird

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Steve

Jennifer split for Padre to have a long weekend with her mom, daughter and friend so I decided to use the time to finally watch the long awaited Snyder Cut of the terrible Justice League. Hmm. I wasn’t expecting this cameo … Continue reading →

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Save Yourselves!

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Steve

This indie comedy was one of the Pandemic’s many victims which is a bummer. Alamo Drafthouse would’ve treated Save Yourselves! really well, especially with the pre-show snipe, alien-invasion stories go back to HG Wells. I’m grateful Hulu got the streaming rights … Continue reading →

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Soul: Pixar rebounds…for now

Posted on January 14, 2021 by Steve

What a pisser that I didn’t get to see this for the first time at Alamo Drafthouse for Soul was definitely an event movie and I can only imagine them having some original snipe before the main attraction. Oh, of course … Continue reading →

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Onward: Streaming at best

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Steve

One upside the Pandemic has given us, Disney moving this mediocre Pixar movie to Disney+ since movie theaters are shuttered indefinitely. I was glad because I saved money, Alamo isn’t cheap when anything doesn’t deliver. The first warning sign I … Continue reading →

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The Life of Brian…still hilarious and relevant

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Steve

Only fitting to watch this flick on Easter weekend! It’s the grown-up and Atheist alternative to being raised with sitting through Moses and the Ten Commandments on ABC every Easter night. It’s also the first movie I heard of to be … Continue reading →

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I finally bought or replaced the Apple TV at my house

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Steve

I grew tired of watching The Mandolorian on my portable and the Disney+ App hasn’t been created for Vizio-brand TVs. Given my profession, you need to watch the hit Star Wars-based show immediately because co-workers are bad at withholding spoilers! Hooking the device … Continue reading →

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Firstborn: 35 years later, still great

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Steve

Darned Hulu, finding favorite movies of mine with a looming deadline! I’ve also come to suspect that if the movie is getting yanked from the service in a few days, they’ve reduced its bandwidth or something. Every time, be it 1984 or … Continue reading →

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The Wandering Earth or 流浪的地球: 掷骰子

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Steve

While Endgame and Captain Marvel tally up as the biggest globally grossing movies of 2019, this Chinese attempt at mainstream Science Fiction/Disaster Porn is in third place thanks to China buying 99% of the tickets; it’s not market size, it’s the limited … Continue reading →

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Children of Men: a cautionary tale we’re ignoring

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Steve

I think this movie did pretty poorly at the box office because Dystopian films tend to fail when they’re released between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Can’t even remember why I didn’t see it sooner but it popped up on … Continue reading →

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1988: The Naked Gun, still holds up

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Steve

Another entry for the Lost Tales or “Steve didn’t post this in a timely fashion.” In the end, does anyone really care? Maybe. I really wanted to get my recollection posted closer to the New Year because that’s when I saw this … Continue reading →

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The Little Hours

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Steve

I’m a 100 percent certain the Catholic Church condemned this movie but it’s 2019 so nobody gives a crap, even the majority of practicing Catholics. Those denominations which hate or skewer Catholicism wouldn’t be fans neither, thanks to the nudity. … Continue reading →

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Split

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Steve

With Glass coming out in January and it being a sequel to Unbreakable and this, I modified our Amazon Prime account to have Cinemax for one week (free) to find how Split connects the other two. Personally I have left M. Night for dead … Continue reading →

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1984: Still holds up and remains a warning

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Steve

Part two of three on showing Marx’s influence to celebrate his 200th birthday is the movie 1984, which also was Richard Burton’s last performance. There were many jokes made about the film’s release…the Spring of 1985. If you stayed to watch … Continue reading →

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Hellraiser, not very scary but a tad gross

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Steve

Hulu offered this up and I decided to see what made Pinhead a cultural touchstone. Sadly, he and his fellow Cenobites barely appear in it. The movie is more centered around the puzzlebox’s first known victim Frank who is torn … Continue reading →

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