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A Novice Watches Rocky (1976)
I’d never seen the original 1976 Rocky in the past, because it seemed to be a “boxing” movie, and watching people hit each other into a bloody mess has never been my bag. Somewhere along the line I watched Rocky III, which was a decent enough film. It was sad and then triumphant. But I…
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Why Fantastic Beasts 2 is not so Fantastic
I feel like a guilty Gryffindor, A Harry Potter heel, and a bad geek, because I have such confused thoughts about Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald. I’m supposed to love it: I’m a crazy fan for everything Harry Potter. I even came around on the first Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them —…
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Every Harry Potter Film, Ranked, Including Fantastic Beasts
RunPee has an early showing of Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of Grindelwald next Tuesday, November 13th, three days before the film officially opens. I’ll be attending in full Hogwarts robes, with my cherished Elder Wand, getting early Peetimes. In any case, this is as good a time as any to rank the 9 movies…
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The Grinch Who Keeps Stealing Christmas
With the newest incarnation of The Grinch in theaters this year, we thought it was time to take a look at the history of this mean green creature, who is both dastardly and oddly sympathetic. How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) – The original kid’s book by Dr. Seuss is beloved, and for very good reasons. It…
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I have a bad feeling about this… Who said it in Star Wars and When?
In the far away and long ago galaxy of Star Wars, everyone’s a prophet. Who hasn’t said they have a bad feeling about something? Well, except that one time Han said he had a good feeling. It’s the franchise’s longest-running gag, at least through the 10th film of Solo, A Star Wars Story. Updated now…
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Zero Percent Score – Gotti Gets a Goose Egg on Rotten Tomatoes
Gotti has been out a few weeks now, and all the reviews have trickled in (including ours)…and [pullquote]the John Travolta crime mob vehicle, written to document the rise and fall of a famous Gotti family, fails in almost every way.[/pullquote] I say almost, because Travolta really does a great job in his acting choices as…
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New Solo Featurette: Becoming Solo
Han Solo is everyone’s favorite space rogue. Star Lord is kind of funnier, and might be almost as cool, but no one can top Han, or — at least — Harrison Ford’s version of him. He still had what it took to make us love Han all the more, in the Star Wars sequel trilogy…
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Diane Keaton Kisses Kimmel, Talks Sex
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Diane Keaton has been busy talking up her new comedy/drama Book Club, a film about four older but formidable women who want to take back their zest and their sex lives, starting with a group reading of the infamous soft-bondage novel 50 Shades of Grey. The actresses on tap are all top caliber: besides Keaton, the film…
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Every Hilarious Deadpool 2 Trailer
Deadpool 2 has some marvelously funny previews bobbing around on the internet. Of course, Deadpool could make me laugh just reading the phone book. It would be how he did it, probably lobbing in a few curse bombs, touching himself inappropriately, and slicing up bad guys for good measure. If you haven’t been keeping up…
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Jill Florio
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Jill Florio sees geeky movies by preference: science fiction, fantasy, dystopias, apocalyptic disasters, and action movies…with thrillers and comedies following somewhat behind (since she does have to fight Dan for the best nerd fare). Jill runs non-tech operations, and pursues the research and marketing aspects of the RunPee family business. She manages the Facebook page,…
