Tag Archives: Reviews

Untimely Movie Review: Mutiny on the Bounty

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The true story of the Pitcairn Islands is fascinating.  The short version is that a segment of sailors (many of them conscripted) on the HMS Bounty fell in love with the island lifestyle when visiting Tahiti during a 1787–89 expedition.  Led by … Continue reading →

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Untimely Movie Review: Grand Hotel

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Tom Garrett

The first of the films in the Warner Bros 50 Film Collection is Grand Hotel.  Grand Hotel won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1932.  As a quirky bit of trivia, this is the one and only film in movie history … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to a Blog Near You

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Tom Garrett

I try to check Amazon’s “Gold Box” deal of the day as often as possible, which usually amounts to the one day per week when I actually remember to do so. I luckily happened upon a particularly attractive deal recently. … Continue reading →

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Breaking Bad Finale Thoughts and Scorecard

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Breaking Bad is finished, and what an ending it was.  The short version is that I thought it was excellent, and totally appropriate for that show.  To be fair, I should note that I absolutely adored the same Lost finale that … Continue reading →

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(The) Star Wars Revisited

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Tom Garrett

This is an expanded version of an article that appeared on A New Voice last week, regarding the latest iteration of George Lucas’ venerable franchise . . .  How a person feels about Star Wars is probably dependent largely upon when that person … Continue reading →

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By Request

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Tom Garrett

The fact that I’m doing a Total Divas recap this week comes as much of a surprise to me as the fact that I did one last week for With Leather over at Uproxx.com.  However, I got some good feedback from my discussion … Continue reading →

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15 Things I Learned from the “G. I. Joe: The Movie” Commentary Track

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Even at age 9, I didn’t know quite what to make of G. I. Joe: The Movie. It seemed at the time like I had been a G. I. Joe fan all my life, but the truth was that I was … Continue reading →

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One Long, Last Look at The Office

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tom Garrett

Last week’s penultimate episode of The Office gave us a frustrating glimpse of what might have been. In a season filled with mediocre comedy, intelligence-insulting plot choices[1], and inexplicable character development, we got a flawed but good episode centered largely … Continue reading →

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SitCombat: The Final Battle

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tom Garrett

This is the end. Unless SitCombat reformulates around different shows, this will be the last regular edition of the feature. Archer’s season concluded tonight, leaving only one show left to evaluate. Less than a minimum of two programs quite obviously … Continue reading →

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SitCombat: 4/4/13

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Tom Garrett

SitCombat’s days are numbered. This week is the first of a two-part season finale for Archer.  Once Archer’s finished, that removes the competition for The Office.  No competition, no SitCombat. I may still write a series finale piece on The … Continue reading →

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