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dvd doubleback

Doubleback: NOWHERE BOY

I first remember excitedly talking about this film around this time last year. Strangely, its theatrical release came & went without a glimpse from yours … Read More ›

Posted on January 30, 2011August 7, 2011
dvd doubleback

Doubleback: THE GHOST WRITER

Sometimes, you have to realize the universe is trying to tell you something and make a point of seeing something. In the same day, two … Read More ›

Posted on December 5, 2010August 8, 2011
dvd doubleback

Doubleback: THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT

Go figure. I’m on track to see more movies in a theatre this year than ever before…and one still gets past me. Gotta love being … Read More ›

Posted on November 28, 2010August 8, 2011
conversations, falling for the first time

Talkin’ FERRIS BEULLER with Castor Troy

When I first had the idea to ask people who’d never seen some pop culture touchstones to watch them and tell me what they thought, … Read More ›

Posted on November 24, 2010January 12, 2012
conversations, falling for the first time

Talkin’ BACK TO THE FUTURE with The Film Geek

Some of you might remember a post I did a few weeks ago where I asked Vanessa to watch THE BREAKFAST CLUB for the first … Read More ›

Posted on November 17, 2010January 12, 2012
reviews

DUE DATE

You can either bemoan the bad situation you find yourself in, or you can try to roll with it.

Posted on November 7, 2010June 2, 2012
reviews

127 HOURS

Who would have thought such a claustrophobic story could play with such sweeping scope.

Posted on November 5, 2010March 26, 2012
reviews

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNETS’ NEST

Lisbeth Salander’s Descent Into Hell Mercifully Ends…Perhaps Underwhelmingly So.

Posted on November 3, 2010June 2, 2012
watchin' & writin'

Back to Basics – NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

One classic horror film has stayed remarkably creepy all these years after its release.

Posted on October 31, 2010September 3, 2012
thoughts & opinions

What Child Is This?

So about one week ago, when I confessed my ignorance for most things horror, you fine folks suggested many titles for me to add to … Read More ›

Posted on October 28, 2010March 19, 2012
reviews

MONSTERS

A solid road movie with a sci-fi twist

Posted on October 22, 2010June 2, 2012
falling for the first time

Talkin’ THE BREAKFAST CLUB with The Movie Ness

I had a conversation recently about the movies of my youth, and found myself wondering aloud how well they held up. My hypothesis was that … Read More ›

Posted on October 19, 2010January 12, 2012

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