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Like Dazed and Confused? Here are 5 movie recommendations just for you
The 1993 Richard Linklater film is an absolute classic as far as both the 90s independent film scene and coming of age genre are concerned. It featured an absolutely stupid number of beloved actors from the decade and beyond, a soundtrack that’s still a summertime staple, and made good on the promise exhibited by Linklater…
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Anatomy of a Fall deserves better than Barbie discourse (Review)
Note: The following review is taken from my Letterboxd profile. Wow. Anatomy of a Fall is probably tied with Past Lives as my favorite film from last year (if not slightly edging it out). Justine Triet weaves a heavy, complicated, and often infuriating tale of misogyny in the legal system. A mother’s husband has died, and the only…
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Impressions: The first draft for Back to the Future is bonkers.
Back to the Future. Whew. What a movie, am I right? You got Marty and Emmett Brown’s friendship, the bully Biff, a bit of a will-they-or-won’t-they-oh-god-I-hope-they-for-Marty’s-sake between his parents and… the fridge scene from Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull? That’s definitely different. The 1984 Robert Zemeckis film is one of my favorite movies of…
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PSA: Do not ignore Crusader of Centy when playing Nintendo’s June 2023 Sega Genesis additions to Nintendo Switch Online
Hello! Nintendo just dropped four new Sega Genesis games on Nintendo Switch Online and, would you believe it, they’re all bangers! We’ve got Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Landstalker and The Revenge of Shinobi to play for hours on end and… whats this? Crusaders of Centy? Released throughout 1994 and 1995, Crusader of Centy (AKA Soleil and…
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Crash Bandicoot is tangy, nectary nostalgia juice (PSX/N. Sane Trilogy Review)
Note: The following is a heavy abridgment of a nearly hour-long video retrospective. For the full review, check out the video on YouTube! 1996’s Crash Bandicoot is one of the most recognizable PlayStation 1 games. Developed by Naughty Dog, the 3D/2.5D platformer follows the adventures of its titular character as he ventures to rescue his…
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Rush Hour (Review) – A safe, solid, joy
Newsflash: Rush Hour is a good movie. I think that almost goes without saying. 24(!) years after its theatrical release, the movie remains an absolute delight to watch regardless of whether or not you had grown up with it or not. Rush Hour (1998) follows an investigation led by Detectives Lee (Jackie Chan) and Carter…
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Light of Day (Review) – Well that was a movie.
1987’s Light of Day is an unremarkable movie. It’s fine. I wouldn’t go as far as to call it a bad movie, but I certainly wouldn’t call it good. It’s simply… a movie. It’s the sort of movie I’d imagine would be right at home in the background of another movie while someone is channel…
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Spider-Man 2: The Utilitarian Soap Opera (Review)
Before Tom Holland in the MCU, before Andrew Garfield in whatever mutated beast Sony had created out of Marc Webb’s attempt at a Spidey reboot, there was Tobey. Good ol’ Tobey Macguire in good ol’ Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. It was a simpler time for super hero movies. They had only really just started to…
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Why Movie Podcasts are Vital to Experiencing Movies in a COVID world.
This may come as a surprise to some of you, but I like movies. Coincidentally, I also like podcasts. Movies tickle the soft part of my brain that seeks escapism from the mundane. Thanks to movies, I can witness adventures from a hundred years ago, visit far away fantasy worlds, or watch Arnold Schwarzenegger get…
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Commando: Put the Knife in Him (Review)
Released in 1985, Commando is a fun, breezy film that loves it’s over-the-top violence, and doesn’t care for characterization outside of portraying Arnold Schwarzenegger as an unstoppable force of nature. Nothing more, nothing less. And you know what? I’m perfectly okay with that and believe that, sometimes, middle-of-the-road movies like these are a welcome change…
Nicholas Caesar 