Month: July 2015

Galaxy Quest – Quickie Review

One of my all-time favourite comedies. It’s still fresh. I still laugh as much and as hard as I did the first time I saw it. Tremendous ensemble with Alan Rickman and Sam Rockwell being the standouts.

5 Faves: Film Characters With The First Name Scott

1. Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World) 2. Scotty J. (Boogie Nights) 3. Scott Lang (Ant-Man) 4. Scott Evil (Austin Powers Series) 5. Scott Howard (Teen Wolf) Just Missed The Cut: Scott Calvin (The Santa Clause Series) Scott Sommers (X-Men Series), Scott Thomas (EuroTrip), Scott Turner (Turner & Hooch)

In The Mouth Of Madness – Quickie Review

Easily one of my favourite horror films. I once recommended this movie to an employee who was looking for a scary movie and the next day she got mad at me because she “didn’t want something that scary.” One of John Carpenter’s best.

Kentucky Fried Movie, The – Quickie Review

One of the earliest movies I ever watched on VHS. However, I did no make it through the whole thing during that first viewing. After the fake trailer played for “Catholic High School Girls In Trouble”, my parents told my sister and I to head to bed. I have since seen the movie a number …

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5 Faves: Films of 1980

1. Empire Strikes Back, The 2. Airplane! 3. Changeling, The 4. Shining, The 5. Caddyshack Just Missed The Cut: Alligator, The Elephant Man, Friday The 13th, Ordinary People, Superman II Need To Watch: Altered States, The Fog, The Long Good Friday, Motel Hell, Raging Bull Comedy Hi-Lites: Any Which Way You Can, Blues Brothers, Herbie …

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Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984) – Quickie Review

One of the slasher greats and to this day, still one of the only films to continually creep me out. Johnny Depp’s death scared to shit out of me when I was a kid. I’d never before seen that much blood at one time. Robert Englund is masterful.