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Why Data Is the Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Character
I remember years ago on Reddit visiting the Star Trek subreddit and finding a post entitled, “I just finished watching TNG for the first time. Who is your favorite character, and why is it Data?” That made me laugh. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged robots, science fiction, star trek, TV shows
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My Favorite Scene in Alien
I’m not a huge fan of horror films. Alien is a rare exception. One reason why it appeals to me is because it has so many quiet scenes that allow me to experience the true sense of dread that is … Continue reading
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Steve McQueen Is the King of Name Placement on Movie Posters
I like listening to music as I write. Sometimes I find great music soundtracks on YouTube and listen to them for hours at a time. And one soundtrack I particularly enjoy is the one from The Magnificent Seven (1960). I’ve … Continue reading
Flight of the Navigator Predicted Modern Discourse in a Few Lines
Flight of the Navigator is a good movie that inadvertently predicted the contradictory depths of the way some people speak these days. There seems to be a lot of confusion on topics that have never really been up for debate. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, disney, films, flight of the navigator, movie review, movies, science fiction
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My Improved Version of ‘Uninvited’ from City of Angels
Uninvited has a hauntingly beautiful melody and terribly lame lyrics. So I rewrote them to make them mean much more than unrequited love. Continue reading
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Tagged angel, city of angels, films, movies, music, pop songs, romance, songs, soundtrack, uninvited
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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
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Tagged bourne identity, God, movies, personal, tuesdays with morrie, videos
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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
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, characters, films, james t kirk, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, space, spock, star trek, videos
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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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