Category Archives: Site Stuff

Untimely Movie Review – Inception (OR: At Long Last, The End)

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Tom Garrett

It has taken me eight-and-a-half years, but the cinematic odyssey that began in early 2014 has come to a close. That was when I purchased the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection, vowing to review every single movie in the set. I … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 2004-2009

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Tom Garrett

At long last, after eight years, I’ve reached the home stretch of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. The list below covers all but the very last film in the collection, which I decided to save for a final post. This … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Tom Garrett

Curiously, the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection includes all three Lord of the Rings films. Despite the fact that there are several other films in the collection that come from multi-movie franchises, LOTR is the only such franchise that gets more than … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review – Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection: 1989-1994

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Tom Garrett

In accordance with the plan I laid out a few weeks back, I now resume my survey of the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. I’ve made good on my word to power through the rest of it, and, as of … Continue reading →

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Unsolicited Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection Review Project Update

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Tom Garrett

Way back in 2014, I set out to review every film in the Warner Bros. 50 Film Collection. I did great at first! However, as the years (and responsibilities) piled up, this vow soon became an impediment to completing this … Continue reading →

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Best of 2020

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Tom Garrett

2020 wasn’t all bad. I have to say that this was a good year for me personally, demonstrating the value of baseline reclusiveness and living practically as a shut-in even before a pandemic hit. What seemed to many people to … Continue reading →

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Halfway Home

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Tom Garrett

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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Best of 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Tom Garrett

The end of each of the last few years has brought with it a lamentation that I don’t write as much for this blog as I once did. Unsurprisingly, that trend has continued in 2018. Not to belabor the point, … Continue reading →

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Best of 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Tom Garrett

News flash: I’m not as prolific a blogger as I used to be. The first couple of years of the Axis of Ego saw me post at least once a week. Usually twice. Sometimes more. Those days are lonnnnnnng gone. This is only … Continue reading →

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Best of 2016

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Tom Garrett

Happy New Year! Since today is (observed as) New Year’s Day, I thought I would go through the usual motions of curating the best material I generated in 2016 and putting it all in one post. 2016 included a fairly … Continue reading →