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Dead is Dead – Or Is It?
Over the past three weeks, WandaVision has gone from “show I watch every week when I get a chance” to “a must-watch show the day it comes out” to “show I get up early on Friday to watch first thing.” The only … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha Harkness, Agnes, Avengers, Commentary, Doctor Doom, Fantastic Four, Field of Dreams, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, MCU, Mephisto, Movies, Nexus, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, Reed Richards, Scarlet Witch, Spectrum, Television, Truman Show, Vision, Wanda Maximoff, WandaVision
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The Truman Show Meets Field of Dreams
I guess this is a WandaVision blog now! Last time around, I made the following observation (among others): Likewise, there are perhaps three explanations for Vision. One, because he’s a synthetic being, albeit a sentient one, the “rule” about resurrection didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Commentary, Doctor Doom, Fantastic Four, Field of Dreams, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, MCU, Mephisto, Movies, Pietro Maximoff, Quicksilver, Reed Richards, Scarlet Witch, Television, Truman Show, Vision, Wanda Maximoff, WandaVision
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A Gateway to Endless Possibilities
Prior to the fifth episode of WandaVision, I was already enjoying the show quite a bit. Probably more than most fans. Some of the criticism I had seen online was from folks who either didn’t like the slow burn or didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Avengers, Commentary, Human Torch, Kevin Feige, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, MCU, Movies, Peter Maximoff, Pietro Maximoff, Scarlet Witch, Sony, Television, Universal, Vision, Wanda Maximoff, Wonder Man, X-Men
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Untimely Movie Review: Risky Business
Risky Business is a weird movie. It gets a lot of things right, but, even within the context of 80s teenage-themed films, I don’t think it holds up particularly well. It’s not as entertaining as the John Hughes canon. It’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Seger, Commentary, Joel Goodson, Movies, Rebecca De Mornay, Reviews, Risky Business, Tom Cruise, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Chariots of Fire
Watching a Best Picture winner typically leaves me with one of two reactions. Either, “I completely understand why this won Best Picture,” or “This is a decent / interesting movie, but the field must have been weak that year.” Chariots … Continue reading
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Tagged Ben Cross, Chariots of Fire, Commentary, Ian Charleson, Ian Holm, John Gielgud, Movies, Reviews, Vangelis, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: The Shining
The genius of Stanley Kubrick is readily apparent in the opening “segment” of The Shining, in which Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) painstakingly drives to, arrives at, and participates in an almost-real-time job interview. The exquisitely slow burn takes the audience … Continue reading
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Tagged Commentary, Jack Nicholson, Movies, Reviews, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Halfway Home
I purchased the Warner Brothers 90th Anniversary blu-ray Collection over six years ago. It took me quite a while, but, as I’ve been on a pandemic-fueled review flurry of late, I’ve finally been able to finish the first half of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blu-Ray, Commentary, Movies, Reviews, Site Stuff, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Untimely Movie Review: Superman
Approaching the turn in the Warner Brothers 50 Film Collection, I encounter a familiar face: Superman. I’m too young to have seen the 1978 movie in a theater, but I’m the perfect age to have experienced the film’s frequent showing as … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Reeve, Clark Kent, Commentary, Gene Hackman, John Williams, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, Movies, Reviews, Superman, Warner Bros., Warner Brothers
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Buy Physical Media
A generous helping of shutdown-induced free time has allowed me to catch up on my ridiculous backlog of movies on disc. That’s why it’s no coincidence that the last dozen or so posts on this formerly eclectic blog are movie … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Movies, Politics
Tagged Andrew Sullivan, Blu-Ray, Censorship, Commentary, Drew Brees, Free Speech, Movies, New York Times, Peggy Noonan, Politics, The Federalist, Tom Cotton, Totalitolerance, Washington Post
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No Multiverse Required
Over the last month, WandaVision seemingly opened the door to a much larger multiverse, but still left several crucial issues unresolved. Episode 8, “Previously On,” gave us a few answers, and seemingly ruled out some of the more wild-eyed possibilities. Well, … Continue reading →