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Movie Matchups: Wreck-It Ralph vs. Tron
Disney cemented its role as the king of video-game movies with the debut of Wreck-It Ralph in 2012. It might be a coincidence, but Wreck-It Ralph debuted 30 years after another famous Disney movie, Tron, and the characters celebrate the … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged 1980s, action movies, animated films, disney, films, love, movie review, movies, relationships, romance, science fiction, tron, wreck it ralph
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Forgotten Film Gems: The Boy Who Could Fly
The Boy Who Could Fly deserves to be recognized alongside E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and Stand By Me as one of the best coming-of-age films of the 1980s. It’s that good. I gave director Nick Castle some grief in my last … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged 1980s, childhood, children films, comedy, drama, films, fred savage, last starfighter, movie review, movies, nick castle, relationships, romance, romeo and juliet, superman, the boy who could fly
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Pleasant Surprises: Pride and Prejudice (1995)
As a man who likes Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice, I feel like I’m in on a huge secret. By that I mean that the book is a gem that is hiding in plain sight, and it requires … Continue reading
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Tagged books, drama, films, humor, jane austen, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance
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Movie Matchups: X-Men Origins: Wolverine vs. Rambo: First Blood Part II
Why does X-Men Origins: Wolverine get such a bad rap? Maybe it’s because people were expecting it to be a full-blown origin story of Wolverine (hence the title), but instead what they got was simply a solid action film. It … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, comic books, films, movie review, movies, rambo, romance, sequels, vietnam war, war, wolverine
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Movie Matchups: Dave vs. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Election season is in full swing across America, and political tensions are hotter than ever. You know what a pivotal moment like this calls for? A little drama and comedy to lighten the mood. Let’s look back at a gentler … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, films, government, movie review, movies, politics, romance, united states
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Pleasant Surprises: The Parent Trap (1998)
This is the second film I’ve reviewed in the Pleasant Surprises section, and it also happens to be the second film with a date in the title, the first being Star Trek (2009). I’ll try not to make a habit … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, disney, drama, films, movie review, movies, relationships, romance
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10 Movies That Will Make You Bawl (While You Have a Ball)
Some movies are so good that it doesn’t matter that they make me feel incredibly sad. I’ve compiled a list of 10 movies that have the power to make me cry my heart out, but they still keep me coming … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged animated films, baseball, beauty and the beast, big, cats, christian slater, comedy, deep impact, dinosaurs, disaster movies, disney, don bluth, drama, elephant man, film score, films, fun, garfield, girls, humor, james horner, john merrick, john travolta, love, macaulay culkin, madonna, major league baseball, movie review, movies, music, my girl, phenomenon, relationships, romance, romantic comedy, sad, star trek, tearjerker, the land before time, tom hanks, untamed heart
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