Category: Film
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My favorite MST3k episodes featuring incoherent movies
Now that life is inching back towards some sense of normalcy with the first restrictions lifted in many places, it’s time to revisit my earlier blog post about MST3k episodes with coherent movies. This time we’re going for maximum insanity: episodes with movies that are incoherent. After spending over two months indoors we’re all losing…
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Looking back at Dispatches From Elsewhere, season 1
Now that the first season is over I thought I’d give a non-spoilery take on Dispatches From Elsewhere. There will be some mentions of the events in the first episode, so if you want to go in completely fresh go watch it first. This won’t be your typical review, as I was a participant of…
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My favorite MST3k episodes featuring coherent movies
As we’re all sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one activity I’ve found well suited for the times is watching episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (or MST3k.) Each episode is about an hour and a half, featuring a human host and his robot pals watching a janky movie and cracking jokes at…
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Recent movie review round-up (2019)
Despite intending to on plenty of occasions, I’ve never used this blog to review movies. In an attempt to change that I’ve written up short reviews of movies from the past year or so. Films are reviewed from newest to oldest. VHYes In the mid 80’s a boy gets a camcorder and starts filming random…
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Review: Dracula (2020 miniseries)
The new Dracula three part miniseries from Moffat and Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who) adapt Bram Stoker’s classic novel with the sort of twists and trappings we’ve come to expect from this duo, for better or worse. It’s available on both BBC and Netflix if you’d like to see it. Here’s my review. Warning: Mild…
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Killer BOB wanted poster spotted in SOMA
While waiting to cross the street outside the LinkedIn building, I noticed a wanted poster taped to a light post and did a double take — it’s a recreation of the Killer BOB wanted poster from the original Twin Peaks. The poster implores you to call Sheriff Truman if you’ve seen BOB. If you’re unfamiliar…
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Ghostwatch reviewed by an American in 2016
For Halloween this year I thought I’d so something a little different — I got my hands on a copy of an infamous British TV horror special and decided to write a review. For those unfamiliar with the show, Ghostwatch is a 1992 Halloween TV horror special from BBC. It never aired in the US,…
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Reverse Empire (spoilers!)
Let’s face it: if you’re reading this, you’re the kind of person who’s familiar with the second Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back. You’ve memorized the scene where Darth Vader reveals to Luke Skywalker: “I am your father.” In a recent episode of The Flash, an evil villain played by Mark Hamill — Luke…
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The John Barrowman Theory
What if the television shows Doctor Who, Desperate Housewives, and Arrow are all part of the same universe? Crazy, you say? Well sure. But let me explain The John Barrowman Theory to you anyway. After the events in Doctor Who and Torchwood, the enigmatic man who calls himself Captain Jack travels forward in time and…
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The iPhone with the untraceable manufacturer
“The tech inside is military grade, I can’t even trace the manufacturer.”— Arrow season 1 episode 10 Come on, your average Best Buy employee could “trace the manufacturer” of an iPhone 4. I’m starting to think this town only needs Archer McRockabs because of their incompetent police force. Arrow hooks you with action and drama,…
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