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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 10 – The Patriot Review
“You know that saying. If a jet crashes in the woods and there’s no one around to hear it, you stay close to the guy with super strength.” – Coulson I know I’m always behind on Agents of SHIELD reviews for some odd reason, but in my defense life’s a bitch…and I kind of forgot also. But no worries, as I did watch episode 9, here is the recap for last week’s episode. As always, the...[Read More]
Have You Seen….Cannibal Holocaust?
Release Date: June 19, 1985 Director: Ruggero Deodato Starring: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Luca Barbareschi, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Perry Pirkanen Favorite quote: “I wonder who the real cannibals are.”– Professor Harold Monroe In looking for a movie this week to highlight for this ongoing series, I knew I wanted to do something obscure that I remember enjoying in my teenage years. I was also lo...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Future Cops?
Release Date: July 15, 1993 Director: Wong Jing Starring: Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok, Chingmy Yau, Dicky Cheung, Simon Yam, Ekin Cheng, William Duen, Billy Chow, Kingdom Yuen, Richard Ng Favorite quote: None I would normally choose to avoid foreign movies for this series. I don’t hate foreign films; I simply hate subtitles and don’t want to slog through them when I rewatch them for this se...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Last Action Hero?
Release Date: June 18, 1993 Director: John McTiernan Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, , Charles Dance, Art Carney, Pobert Prosky, Frank McRae, Austin O’Brien, Mercedes Ruehl, Ian McKellen, Tom Noonan, Anthony Quinn Favorite quote: “To be…or not to be. Not to be!”– Jack Slater I have a confession to make. It may not be entirely true, but I feel it is, so I want to spill my guts. ...[Read More]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Impressions
Warning: major spoilers ahead!I! No, seriously, extremely major spoilers!!!!! This movie is just amazing! So much passion and, of course, tears. Let’s also not forget the Easter eggs you’re going to find and amazing CGI done in this movie also nods to the Star Wars cartoons, books, and movies. This movie was perfect in every way possible. This fills that little gap in the movie, “A New Hope,” abou...[Read More]
Don’t Watch This: Santa’s Slay
Release Date: December 20, 2005 Director: David Steiman Starring: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp, Saul Rubinek, Dave Thomas Favorite Quote: “Yes, Virginia, there IS a Santa Claus!” – Santa Ho, ho, ho, hoes! It’s time for another Don’t Watch This review. This time, we are going to do a Christmas-themed one. Careful with some slight spoilers. It’s that t...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Death Becomes Her?
Release Date: July 31, 1992 Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini Favorite quote: “You’re a fraud, Helen! You’re a walking lie and I can see right… THROUGH YOU!”– Madeline Ashton, looking through a hole in Helen Sharp’s abdomen I’ve been wanting to write about Death Becomes Her for about a month. For one reason or another...[Read More]
Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 8 – Hearts Still Beating Review
“We’ll win. But we need to wait for the right moment.” – Father Gabriel. The mid-season finale is here and it was 90 minutes long. And hot damn, there will be some spoilers ahead! So let’s go jump right into this review. As we know, this episode needed to end the year with a bang, and it did have to wrap up a couple of things because we couldn’t enter the new year on a cliffhanger. So ...[Read More]
Official War for the Planet of the Apes Trailer Released
Caesar and his primate followers are back, and now they’re at war. The first official trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes has been released and it looks like a doozy. The humans, led by a ruthless Colonel (Woody Harrelson), are taking the war to the apes, and Caesar is struggling with his losses and with himself. The first two movies in the rebooted franchise were pretty good. Here...[Read More]
First Official Spider-Man Homecoming Trailer Debuts
As promised, the first official trailer for Spider-Man Homecoming debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night. The trailer had quite a bit packed into in, including cameos from Tony Stark / Iron Man, and a quick, awesome glance at The Vulture. From the trailer, we can see that Spidey retains his trademark witty banter. We also see Tom Holland’s Peter Parker dealing with the insecurities a typica...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Spirited Away?
Release Date (US): September 20, 2002 Director: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Daveigh Chase, Jason Marsden, Suzanne Pleshette, Susan Egan, Lauren Holly, Michael Chiklis, David Ogden Stiers, John Ratzengerber, Tara Strong Favorite quote: “Once you’ve met someone you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memories to return.”– Zeniba Fourteen years ago, I took my then-seven-year-o...[Read More]
Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer Tease
And the trailers just keep on a-coming! Sony Pictures dropped a teaser for Spider-Man: Homecoming today. It’s a very short tease, coming in at 17 seconds. Nothing of substance is shown; only Tom Holland and Jon Favreau make an appearance, though Tony Stark is mentioned. But Spidey seems to have his glider webs in it, and that is awesome! The mini-clip is teasing a bigger reveal tomorrow duri...[Read More]