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RIP Joseph Bologna

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Steve

This character actor passed away last Sunday. Joseph had played many roles, often villains or heavies but for he’ll be remembered for three big parts. The surrogate of Sid Caesar in the movie My Favorite Year. He’s great, playing an egomaniac … Continue reading →

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Hank Hill would mostly approve

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Steve

A co-worker recently went to a Sci-Fi-Comic Book-Fantasy convention in Bell County. It’s north of Austin and very south of Dallas. Probably closer to Waco culturally. He had numerous cool pictures but I had to show off the Star Wars models … Continue reading →

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Labyrinth Quote-Along

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Steve

This Quote-Along was our anniversary celebration together for number 14. It was an easy choice because Somara is a huge Muppet fan. I can’t remember the last time I saw Labyrinth but I did see it in theaters before left for … Continue reading →

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Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Steve

Caught this before it dropped out of Netflix (I need to seriously trim my queue). I vaguely recall the title when I was a kid too. It’s mostly a Heist/Car Chase movie which was based upon a novel. With how … Continue reading →

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RIP June Foray

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Steve

The grande dame of voice acting passed away last week and she was one of the first greats too, right there with Mel Blanc and Daws Butler. Most people around my age know June as Rocky the Flying Squirrel’s voice … Continue reading →

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The Big Sick: Must See

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Steve

Loosely based upon Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon’s relationship, Sick covers the chronological events leading up to them getting married with Emily’s coma being the middle act holding the story together. In Kumail’s case, it’s also a story about breaking free … Continue reading →

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War For The Planet Of The Apes: Worth Seeing

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Steve

Thus concludes the new take on how The Planet of the Apes came to be since the current team wraps it up with War. As charming as Escape, Conquest and Battle were, Rise, Dawn and War have been more satisfying along with being more likely explanations for the world turned … Continue reading →

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Baby Driver: Must See

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Steve

Edgar Wright churns out a masterpiece in the Car Heist subgenre of car-chase movies. Baby is more than just a technical marvel, which Wright excels at, he did a better job on making likable characters and plot (I just don’t like Scott Pilgrim). … Continue reading →

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RIP George Romero

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Steve

The man who gave us the modern zombie apocalypse genre passed away. Thankfully not the horrible means his numerous characters succumbed to! I’ve never finished his first film, Night of the Living Dead, it was actually too slow and dull … Continue reading →

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Spider-Man Homecoming: Worth Seeing

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Steve

Third time is a charm! Well, I did like the Sam Raimi trilogy, even when Peter Parker went all Emo, allegedly. I thought the shift in his behavior thanks to the symbiote was effective. Anyway, right off his brief appearance … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman: Must See

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Steve

It’s about time they got DC’s third longest-running character on the big screen. I readily admit, doing Wonder Woman well has always been a challenge. Unlike Batman and Superman, this character has undergone several major reboots in her comic book. Originally, Diana shows … Continue reading →

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Colossal: Worth Seeing

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Steve

This was a great new take on the kaiju genre, although in my limited knowledge, I’m sure the premise Colossal uses has been done before. I just never saw it in the hours of Ultraman, Johnny Sokko (sic), Spectreman, etc. The premise? It’s shown … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday Star Wars

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Steve

What else can I say? The movie changed so much and I don’t have much time today, maybe later this weekend.

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RIP Roger Moore

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Steve

For me, he was James Bond whenever these movies came out. Roger wasn’t my favorite but he did star in several of the best movies in the franchise: Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who … Continue reading →

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Alien: Covenant: Must See

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Steve

There’s good new and bad news regarding Covenant. The bad will go first…you have to see Prometheus for this chapter in the Xenomorph’s origin first, or some parts will leave you baffled. The good news, it made sense of Prometheus which was good … Continue reading →

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