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Movie Review – Santa Claus Conquers The Martians
I said I’d be looking at a weird Christmas movie this year, so here we go. Santa Claus Conquers The Martians is a title that’s somehow both misleading and not misleading. Yes, there are Martians in this movie, and yes, … Continue reading
Harry Potter Movies 7 – The Deathly Hallows Part 1
For a while, there was a trend in which when you’ve got a movie series based on a series of books, the last one is split into two movies. It happened with The Hunger Games, which resulted in two very … Continue reading
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Christmas Classics 3: White Christmas
My dad usually isn’t a fan of musicals. In fact, he rarely listens to music at all. Yet every year, he watches this 1954 Christmas musical to get in the mood for the holidays. That alone has made me curious … Continue reading
Christmas Classics 1: Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951)
When talking about classic Christmas tales, most people at some point bring up Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This classic novella first released in 1843, and it’s quite possibly the most adapted story in the last 200 years. The different … Continue reading
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Tagged a christmas carol, alistair sim, bah humbug, bob cratchit, charles dickens, christmas, christmas classics, christmas movie, classic movies, ebenezer scrooge, kathleen harrison, merry christmas, mervyn johns, movie review, movies, mrs. dilbert, robert louis stevenson, scrooge
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Adventures in Home Ownership – 6 months in
6 months ago to the day, I moved into my house. For almost 32 years before that, I lived in my parents’ house, which is fine. Living there made it much easier to save up money for a house. There … Continue reading
Disney Associated Movies 9 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
This is probably the only movie I’ve heard of that successfully celebrates two holidays at once. It manages to capture a touch of horror movies to tie into Halloween, while also celebrating Christmas. Although Disney Animation Studios had their hand … Continue reading
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Tagged caroline thompson, catherine o'hara, chris sarandon, christmas, christmas town, danny elfman, david hoberman, disney, disney animation studios, disney movies, halloween, halloween town, henry selick, jack skellington, jack's lament, making christmas, movie review, movies, musical, poor jack, roger ebert, rolling stone, sally, sally's song, skellington productions, this is halloween, tim burton, touchstone pictures, what's this?
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MCU Movies 7 – Iron Man 3
Pretty much exactly one year after Avengers released, Iron Man released his second sequel, and Marvel’s second billion dollar movie. In fact, two movies released in 2013 earned over $1 billion, and Disney was behind both of them (Frozen earning … Continue reading
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Tagged ben kingsley, christmas, don cheadle, empire magazine, extremis, gwenyth paltrow, iron man, iron man 3, iron patriot, marvel cinematic universe, marvel movies, mcu, movies, pepper potts, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychology today, ptsd, robert downey jr., rotten tomatoes, stark industries, superhero movies, the hollywood reporter, the mandarin, the star-ledger, tony stark, war machine
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Comics of December 26, 2018
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was great. We had a big party with the extended family – I’ve got a big family on my mom’s side and everyone gets along, even if my one cousin’s kids are … Continue reading
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