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The Best Cycling Scene of All Time
I grew up in a city in Washington State that was five miles from pretty much everything. To get to a grocery store, library, restaurant, or mall, I had to travel quite a ways. As a result, it was a … Continue reading
The Aftermath of Brewster’s Millions (1985)
I’ve spoken at length about the brilliance of 1985’s Brewster’s Millions and what an insightful lesson it provides on the true value of money. Now I’ll balance that out by talking about the possible consequences of the events in that … Continue reading
Posted in After The End
Tagged 1980s, brewsters millions, cash, comedy, electrons, films, money, movie review, movies, wealth
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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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I No Longer Think It’s Wise to Mock the Past
Have you ever found the answer to a question you had never thought to ask, but which explains many other questions you’ve had? I had this experience when I watched a brilliant review of Pleasantville. I had never seen a … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged drama, films, history, movie review, movies, mst3k, personal, pleasantville, videos
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Star Trek IV Is Star Trek: The Motion Picture with Jokes
A mysterious probe is on a direct course for Earth, and James T. Kirk is the only thing standing in its way. Does this describe Star Trek: The Motion Picture or Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home? Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged comedy, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, space, star trek, time travel, voyager
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Ultimate Suffering in Film
This article is not for the squeamish. The end of 2018 was not kind to me. I was bedridden for a week in September and then spent the final week of December suffering from a number of painful maladies. I … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged braveheart, dune, films, incredibles, movie review, movies, pain, robocop, the fly, the passion of the christ, the princess bride, the ten commandments
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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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The Lockard Family as Movie Stars
Do you ever think about which movie stars your family members remind you of? I am the seventh of nine kids, so I got to witness a lot of personalities develop as we all grew up and started our own … Continue reading
A Big Lesson in Money Management
Remember that scene in Big where Josh Baskin receives his first paycheck? He’s a 12-year-old boy trapped in the body of a 30-year-old man. He has never had more than a few dollars to his name in his whole life, … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged big, cash, childhood, comedy, films, money, movie review, movies, tom hanks, videos
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