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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
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged covid-19, films, fun, funny, hannibal lecter, horror, humor, movie review, movies, scary movies, the silence of the lambs
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Escape to Witch Mountain Is More Than Just Escapist Entertainment
I’d like to draw some interesting comparisons to Escape to Witch Mountain. I only recall watching it once as a child, but just about everything about it was burned into my memory so vividly that I always considered it a personal … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged classic films, disney, films, God, movie review, movies, movies based on books, satan, science fiction
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An Important Change in the Way I’ll Talk About Movies
I take criticism seriously. By listening to people, especially when they have something to say that feels painful at first, I find many opportunities to grow and be better. I recently received some feedback to an article I wrote that … Continue reading
The Symmetry of the Alien Trilogy
Last week I published an article showing that Alien and Alien3 mirror each other quite well. For the sake of completeness, I now present the chiasmus of the entire Alien Trilogy, including Aliens in the middle. I had previously published … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged action movies, alien, chiasmus, films, horror, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels
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Alien and Alien3 Mirror Each Other
I didn’t come up with this Cinematic Chiasmus. It is the brainchild of Max Collins, who emailed me about it back in October 2020. He said he was inspired by my Aliens Cinematic Chiasmus article to see for himself whether … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged alien, alien3, films, horror, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels
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Asking a Simple Question: Does It Make Any Sense?
Have you ever seen a lie so big and audacious that is repeated so many times, you actually started to believe it? It seems impossible that anyone would be so brazen as to lie to your face to get you … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged 1980s, cold war, films, movie review, movies, videos, wargames
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3 Superb Indiana Jones Standoffs
I realized immediately after writing last week’s article about great movie standoffs that I had missed three of the very best ones. And they come from three of the best action movies ever made: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged 1980s, action movies, films, indiana jones, movie review, movies, raiders of the lost ark, sequels
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What Makes Superman Super
What makes Superman super? Is it his superpowers? Is it his heroics? Is it the red S on his chest? All of those are elements of it, but they’re not the whole answer. The real answer to this question is … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, science fiction, superman, videos
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Wouldn’t It Make More Sense for the 2 Schumacher Batman Film Titles to Be Transposed?
As we all know, the four Batman films that came out from 1989 to 1997 are called Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman & Robin. Those first two Tim Burton titles are fine. Batman appears on the scene and … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged action movies, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, comic books, films, joel schumacher, movie review, movies, movies based on books, puns, sequels
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