Category: Fantasy
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Christmas First View Review – An American Christmas Carol (1979)
Here we have an attempt to prove the ubiquity and relevance of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by taking it from Victorian-era London and plonking it down in Depression-era Concord, New Hampshire. I don’t if there’s any significance in the location but the time has obviously been chosen as one of widespread poverty, debt, and hardship.…
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Christmas Classic Rewatch Review – Scrooge (1951)
Elsewhere I wrote about how and why A Christmas Carol was written and how it’s been adapted many times on screens both large and small. It’s the most often adapted of all of Dickens’ works, with over thirty film outings. Oliver Twist comes second with a mere eighteen. It’s been faithfully followed from the original,…
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Doing a Matrix rewatch: don’t forget The Animatrix
The Matrix Resurrections will be in theaters/HBO Max on December 22nd. If you’re planning a Matrix trilogy rewatch—I know we are—then be sure to include The Animatrix. The Animatrix is a collection of nine short animations that tell stories about The Matrix universe. Principally among the animations are The Second Renaissance Part I & II that…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Ghostbusters: Afterlife?
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There are extras during the end credits of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. There are TWO extra scenes. The first extra comes about 2 minutes in and lasts for 1 minute. The second extra comes at the very end of the credits and lasts for close to 2 minutes. Both are MUST SEE. The credits run for approximately 9…
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Movie Review – Ghostbusters: Afterlife
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I laughed and I cried; Awwwwed and applauded. It was more than a perfect homage to GB84. It added fun new characters that I hope we’ll see moving forward in the Ghostbuster’s Universe. And I want to thank the writer/director Jason Reitman for not taking a deuce on a favorite childhood movie, as is so often…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?
Yes, there are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. View details and movie information…
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Movie Review – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
TL;DR Shang Chi was enjoyable, but not great. Visually appealing, whimsical, and has plenty of humor without being forced. For me, the most sensible way to grade an MCU movie is against the other MCU movies. Generally speaking, Shang Chi falls in the middle third for me. Not the cream of the MCU crop, but…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter #75 (August 18th, 2021)
The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Free Guy Ryan Reynolds doesn’t get enough credit for his acting. He doesn’t put himself in really demanding roles and most of his characters are a variation on Deadpool. But he is exactly what this…
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Is there anything extra during the end credits of The Green Knight?
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Yes, there are extra scenes during, or after, the end credits of The Green Knight. View details and movie information…
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Movie Review – The Green Knight
The Green Knight is thick with symbolism but thin on understanding. At least that’s how I see it because I have no clue what I’m supposed to get out of it. I wish Joseph Campbell was around to review this movie and critique the symbolism. If the director were to release an annotated version of…
