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Back to the Future Part III
I’ve been interested in looking at the Back to the Future series for a while now, but it just feels right to take a retrospective look at this timeless trilogy following a month focusing on Western movies. Why? Because Back … Continue reading
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Tagged alan silvestri, back to the future, back to the future part III, biff tannen, bob gale, christopher lloyd, clara clayton, comedy, comedy movie, doc brown, lea thompson, mad dog tannen, marty mcfly, mary steenburgen, michael j. fox, movie review, movies, robert zemeckis, roger ebert, romantic comedy, sci-fi, sci-fi movie, science fiction, thomas f. wilson, universal pictures, western, western movies
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Western movie month 3 – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
There are several great reasons to look at this particular Western movie for a Western theme month. One, Clint Eastwood. Two, it’s got the most iconic Western soundtrack of all-time. Three, and I didn’t know this ahead of time, but … Continue reading
Western Movies Month 1 – The Searchers
I’ve been meaning to do a Western Movie Month for several years now. Although I haven’t seen too many myself, I’ve always enjoyed a good western movie here and there. It at least used to be my dad’s favourite genre … Continue reading
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Tagged alan le may, civil war, comanche, cynthia ann parker, ethan edwards, jeffrey hunter, john ford, john wayne, lana wood, movie review, movies, natalie wood, native american, ward bond, western, western movies
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DreamWorks animated movies 7 – Stallion: Spirit of the Cimarron
Once again, DreamWorks’s animation studio shows its willingness to experiment with different kinds of movies. It’s probably the main thing that separates them from Disney, which usually sticks to its formula at least a little bit. Disney’s formula has served … Continue reading
Pretty Deadly 10 review
Two of Kelly Sue DeConnick’s creator-owned comics released today, this and Bitch Planet 8. While Bitch Planet is a good series about non-compliant women in prison with heavy anti-sexism themes, I find it more enjoyable to talk about Pretty Deadly. … Continue reading
Pretty Deadly 9 review
As much as the Pretty Deadly series is so deep and dense with its mythology and poetry that the first arc needs several readings to understand, the second arc has been simpler for the most part. The story is a … Continue reading
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Tagged comic review, comics, creator owned comics, death, emma rios, fairy tale, ginny, image comics, jordie bellaire, kelly sue deconnick, mythology, poetry, pretty deadly, reapers, western, world war 1
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Pretty Deadly 8 review
Considering how complex the first volume of Pretty Deadly is, it’s interesting to see how much more straight forward the second arc is. That’s not to say there isn’t anything behind the surface that you don’t notice the first time … Continue reading
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Tagged comic review, comics, creator owned comics, emma rios, fairy tale, ginny, image comics, kelly sue deconnick, mythology, poetry, pretty deadly, war, western, world war 1, ww1
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Pretty Deadly 7 review
Pretty Deadly is an unusual comic to say the least. It’s not just that each issue greatly benefits from multiple readings. It’s not that it somehow combines a western, mythology, fairy tale and poetry (and in issue 6 and 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged comic review, comics, creator owned comics, emma rios, fairy tale, fantasy comics, ginny, image comics, kelly sue deconnick, mythology, pretty deadly, western, world war 1
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Pretty Deadly 6 review
It’s been a year and a half since the last issue of Pretty Deadly. This creator-owned series by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Emma Rios is a blend of western, mythology, fairy tale and song, in a way that’s … Continue reading
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