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Ode to the Bank
Question: What do you a call a tribute to getting out of debt? Answer: Ode! And I felt I owed it to my wonderful readers to share this poem I wrote in the midst of paying off my mortgage at … Continue reading
This Film Scene Sums Up Elon Musk and Twitter Right Now
I need to write something light and fun. And it just so happens I read about something that, while outwardly serious, easily lends itself to comedy. For a while now, Twitter has been fighting Elon Musk’s attempts to purchase it, … Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, comedy, elon musk, films, funny, humor, movies, movies based on books, twitter, who framed roger rabbit
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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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The Sixth Sense Meets Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier is all about reanimated corpses of soldiers who have to take extreme measures to continue functioning. One way they do that is by covering themselves in ice to cool down their body temperatures. That got me thinking. The … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged films, funny, humor, jokes, movies, puns, science fiction, the sixth sense, universal soldier
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I Struggle to Sit Through Frustrating Film Scenes Like These
I finally watched My Cousin Vinny a few weeks ago, and I have some things to say about it. I had heard for years that it’s a great movie, and I was missing out by not watching it. But for … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, courtroom drama, films, funny, movie review, movies, my cousin vinny, personal, videos
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Social Distancing in The Silence of the Lambs
I had fun spotlighting some of the absurdities of modern life against the backdrop of Young Frankenstein. And I’m happy to say that that’s not the only film that has some cathartically funny lessons we can learn to help us … Continue reading
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Tagged covid-19, films, fun, funny, hannibal lecter, horror, humor, movie review, movies, scary movies, the silence of the lambs
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Social Distancing in Young Frankenstein
Remember when social distancing was the stuff of comedy, not intended to be real-life drama? Just take this scene near the start of 1974’s Young Frankenstein. In it, Dr. Frankenstein is bidding a tender farewell to his love, but she … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, covid-19, films, funny, humor, mel brooks, movies, relationships, videos, young frankenstein
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Get Smart’s Cone of Silence Is a Metaphor for Modern Communication
Comedy is one of the best ways to shine a light on uncomfortable truths. With that in mind, let’s take a look at this scene from the very first episode of the classic TV show Get Smart.
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Tagged comedy, communication, funny, get smart, spy films, TV shows
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It Took Me 33 Years to Get This Subtle Spaceballs Joke
I’ve seen Spaceballs many times, and there’s one joke in it that’s always gone over my head. I couldn’t understand why it was in there or what it meant until this past week when it finally dawned on me, and … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, films, funny, jokes, mel brooks, movies, parody, puns, spaceballs, star wars, videos
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Sgt. Bilko Is an Underrated Comedy
Jonathan Lynn doesn’t seem to get much respect as a director. And yet he directed several excellent films, including Clue, My Cousin Vinny, and Sgt. Bilko (1996). Yes, I lump that last film in with those earlier ones because I … Continue reading
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