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The Giver and Passing on Knowledge to the Young
Last week I did something I had never done before. I responded to an email I received out of the blue and interviewed its author. You see, I get a lot of emails from people telling me about this or … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged baby boomer, books, family, fathers, millennial, movies based on books, parents, the giver
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The Defining Movies of the Last 5 Decades
We are on the cusp of beginning a new year and a new decade, and, with this in mind, a friend and I were recently talking about movies that define the last five decades. He’s about 20 years older than … Continue reading
What Makes Rock Biter Such a Memorable Character?
Last week I was in a lot of pain, and a couple of my fingers were taped together, which made it extremely difficult to type. I saw an orthopedic hand doctor on Wednesday, and he took one look at my … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged characters, children films, fantasy, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, rock biter, the neverending story
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Dumb and Dumber vs. The Man Who Knew Too Little
Dumb and Dumber has a lot in common with The Man Who Knew Too Little. They’re both ‘90s comedies, and they feature top-tier comedians: the former stars Jim Carrey early in his career while the latter stars Bill Murray late … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged 1990s, bill murray, comedy, dumb and dumber, films, funny, humor, jim carrey, movies, movies based on books, the man who knew too little
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It’s Your Turn to Be an MCU Villain, George Clooney
So far, major actors from three of the four Batman films that ran from 1989 to 1997 have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And their MCU roles have been the exact inverse of their original ones, villains playing heroes … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged action movies, actors, batman, batman and robin, batman forever, batman returns, comic books, dc comics, films, marvel comics, mcu, movies, movies based on books
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Movie Matchups: The Iron Giant vs. Bumblebee
I may have discovered why Bumblebee is the first Transformers movie to not only get a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating, but be overwhelmingly popular with critics. It does everything that was proven to be wildly successful in 1999’s The Iron … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged 1980s, action movies, animated films, bumblebee, cold war, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, robots, science fiction, the iron giant, transformers
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Pride and Prejudice at The Office
I enjoy good books and witty TV shows. And wouldn’t you know it, I found that two of my favorite pieces of entertainment that fall into these two categories resemble each other in surprising detail. Many of the characters in … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups, Uncategorized
Tagged books, comedy, fun, funny, humor, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, the office, TV shows
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Good Films About Bad Filmmakers
The 1994 film Ed Wood is an odd masterpiece. Johnny Depp is at his most manic and lovable in that film. He plays the titular writer and director of some of the most famous bad movies of all time, including … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged bad movies, biographical films, comedy, drama, ed wood, films, funny, movie review, movies, movies based on books, plan 9 from outer space
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Andrew Garfield and the George Lazenby Effect
In the Spider-Man film series, will Andrew Garfield be remembered in much the same way that George Lazenby is often seen as the odd man out among James Bond actors? Both of these actors faced the tough task of being … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged action movies, actors, andrew garfield, comic books, films, george lazenby, james bond, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, science fiction, sequels, spiderman
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Pleasant Surprises: Swiss Family Robinson
As a kid, I wasn’t a huge fan of Disney’s old live-action movies. They were so boring and quaint, like The Parent Trap (1960) and Freaky Friday (1976). I probably would have had a whole different perspective on the matter … Continue reading
Posted in Pleasant Surprises
Tagged adventure, animals, boys, comedy, disney, drama, family, films, girls, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships
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