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The Endless is a bizarre, beguiling, and bewildering horror film
It is no secret to those who know my tastes that I am no fan of the slasher horror genre. But I have often found some of the horror-alts more interesting, the ones with the creepiness built in and the ...
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Grey’s Anatomy :: Judgment Day
Okay, first of all ... what the what the what the what?!? Are we THAT out of storyline that our go-to had to be 'let's get 3/4 of Grey-Sloan staff accidentally high?' I guess so. That said, it was pretty ...
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The Rider pulls off a trick rarely done – using real people
I am hard pressed to think of many movies based on true stories that star the actual people. Clint Eastwood’s recent The 15:17 to Paris used the real soldiers involved in his dramatized version, but that’s the only thing I ...
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Riverdale goes full High School Musical
Riverdale returns after a short break with the inevitable musical episode. Of any series that has ever done a musical episode, it makes the most sense for Riverdale since high schools are known for their musical productions. Add to that ...
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Rampage is a big, dumb, fun action film
Growing up, my days were spent playing Nintendo 64 while all my friends were outside running around. One game I constantly played was 'Rampage: World Tour' and I cherished every moment of it. Memories of me playing as a human ...
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The Good Fight :: Diane gets woke
This week's The Good Fight was a powerful episode that gave pretty much the entire regular cast something to do, and is sure to rile the feathers of any right wing Trump supporters who may watch the show. (But seriously, ...
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Play a dangerous game of Truth or Dare
Coming in the wake of A Quiet Place, it's going to be difficult to consider the latest horror film release Blumhouse's Truth or Dare anywhere near the same league as that box office smash. But Blumhouse knows its audience and ...
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You Were Never Really Here is an intense evocative thriller
I recall a few years ago that the weirdly buff Sean Penn was in a movie where he played a badass mercenary doing morally gray business with a heart of gold and revenge against a betrayal. I didn’t really buy ...
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Grey’s Anatomy :: Beautiful Dreamer
Shonda is keeping us perfectly disoriented when it comes to balancing out her 'all-the-feels' real-time dramatic elements of the show versus cheesy rom-com nonsense that makes us all roll our eyes and groan. But I want to start by praising ...
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The Black Scorpion attacks on Blu-ray
Ah, the 1950s. A simpler time when all America had to worry about was Communism and nuclear annihilation ... and what all that nuclear testing in the desert might have done to the insects that live there. The 1950s saw ...
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The Good Fight :: Punditry and pregnancy
The Good Fight continues to be relevant with its storylines, and this week it tackles the Wild West of social media and the cult of celebrity which, probably since the series started, really put Delroy Lindo's Adrian Boseman in the ...
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Dynasty :: An ex-wife is forever
Well, Alexis certainly has established her dominance within the Carrington family pretty quickly, almost as if she'd never left. Like she told Sammy Joe, 'The marriage may not last, but an ex-wife is forever.' She's going to make sure that ...
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