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Rose of Nevada Navigates Nautical Nightmares

Cold Open: After a long-and-intentional panning of scenery slowly bleeds into partially spoken sentences as the audience deciphers a boat has mysteriously returned after 30 long years of being declared lost at sea, the story of Rose of Nevada (which… Continue Reading →

Stolen Kingdom Sneaks into Disney’s Abandoned Past

Back in the day, when I was a freshman in college, I had already realized how much of a fan of nostalgia I had become. That self-awareness of this Child of the ’80s dragged me to Chuck E. Cheese with… Continue Reading →

No One Will Hear Your Scream Takes a Stab at Argentina’s First Slasher

One of the things I love most about the horror genre is discovering how different countries approach it. Japan has given us vengeful ghost stories. Italy helped define the giallo movement with stylish murder mysteries drenched in blood. France pushed… Continue Reading →

Blind Cop 2 is the Sequel Nobody Asked for… and That’s the Joke

When I was in high school, I worked at Video Quest, a small video rental store in my hometown. This was back before streaming services put thousands of movies at your fingertips. If you wanted to watch a movie, you… Continue Reading →

Terminating Past Mistakes of a Proud Franchise

Years ago, after watching Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), I was pleasantly surprised by the overall outcome (it isn’t perfect by any means) as I departed the movie theater. The once-proud franchise that had remained dormant for 12… Continue Reading →

Rod Blackhurst and Max the Impaler Bring Dolly to Life

Sometimes, fairy tales can bring the pain. Dolly depicts the demented fairy tale of a menacing, masked monster that kidnaps and kills its victims, who are otherwise collected as toys at an isolated cabin in the woods. Brought to life… Continue Reading →

The Whole Bloody Affair Completes the Kill Bill Saga

Vengeance never tasted so sweet. It was also never this gory. Premiering 11 years before John Wick originally hit the big screen, Quentin Tarantino’s tale of a female assassin methodically completing a revenge list against her former squad members and… Continue Reading →

Disney Will Never Fully Appreciate The Muppets

How many times can you reboot or reimagine an intellectual property until the general public eventually refuses to watch the next adaptation? Disney executives want you to tune in for newest version of The Muppets, hoping you’ve already forgotten its… Continue Reading →

I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not!

I’m a huge fan of nostalgia. I love it, I overvalue it, but at least I’ll admit it. And as a Child of the ’80s who grew up without basic cable, I gleaned my sense of humor through Saturday Night… Continue Reading →

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