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I Think I Found James Horner’s Inspiration for ‘Willow’s Theme’
Have you ever listened to a piece of classical music and thought to yourself, “This sounds awfully familiar?” Plenty of people have dissected the main Star Wars theme to discover its classical roots, for example. But I recently found something … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, classical music, fantasy, films, james horner, movies, music, soundtrack, willow
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Everything I Wanted to Say About Red Notice in One Video
A few months ago, I forced myself to sit through a Netflix movie called Red Notice. I had heard it was great fun from one of my brothers, so I wanted to give it a fair chance. Unfortunately, I had … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, comedy, films, movie review, movies, netflix, videos
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Do We Have to Lose Things to Truly Appreciate Them?
Until recently, I had only ever known a world of smells and tastes. Flavors. Spices. Sweets. Sours. Richness. Bitterness. The whole spectrum. But a few weeks ago, all that went away. On January 11, 2022, my sense of smell and … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged bourne identity, God, movies, personal, tuesdays with morrie, videos
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If Holidays Were Superheroes
Holidays are meant to be special. Under other circumstances, they might be considered regular days. Like when Rocky Balboa tells Adrien, “To you, it’s Thanksgiving. But to me, it’s Thursday.” However, what gives holidays a touch of magic is the … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, animated films, batman, captain america, comic books, films, holiday, incredibles, iron man, miraculous, movies, shazam, spiderman, superhero, superman, thor, wolverine, x-men
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How the Kobayashi Maru Test Demonstrates Character
This is why I love Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. There are an infinite number of things to talk about in it. What I’d like to focus on today is the Kobayashi Maru test. It’s a test of … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged 1980s, action movies, characters, films, james t kirk, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, space, spock, star trek, videos
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Spider-Man: No Way Home Is the Best Nostalgia Can Offer
Like most of you, I was born into a much different world than the one we exist in now. I got to experience the ‘80s and ‘90s. The unique cultures those decades possessed. The unique creations they spawned. But about … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, comic books, films, movie review, movies, nostalgia, science fiction, sequels, spiderman
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The Saddest Christmas Story I’ve Ever Seen
“If they would rather die,” said Scrooge, “they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.” These famous words are from Charles Dickens’ classic story A Christmas Carol. They demonstrate Ebeneezer Scrooge’s appalling lack of empathy for the poor … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged animated films, christmas, disney, films, holiday, movie review, movies, sad, short film
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8 Things I Love to Do, But Never Do
Is there anything that you absolutely love doing, but (for one reason or another) you never do it? Maybe it’s too expensive or impractical. Maybe it’s difficult or requires too much effort. Whatever the case may be, it can feel … Continue reading
Back to the Future Predicted the Cellphone
There are many reasons to love Back to the Future. It’s the perfect nostalgia movie for the 1950s, 1980s, and even its timeless hopefulness about the future. It’s also fun to look at the film as being a predictor of … Continue reading
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Tagged back to the future, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, jokes, movie review, movies, puns, science fiction
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