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The Great Halloween Watch List: 2023
Every year, Michael compiles a seasonal list of things to watch in preparation for Halloween. Previously, this list has been a curation...
Oct 13, 20232 min read

Tetris (2023)
⭐4.5 Stars⭐ Telling the true story of the fight for distribution rights to a video game doesn’t sound like it would be this interesting,...
Apr 3, 20231 min read

Strange World (2022)
⭐5 Stars⭐ From its first opening moments, this movie had me in a vice grip. Very much inspired by the pulp magazines and adventure...
Feb 26, 20231 min read

The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
⭐3 Stars⭐ This is an odd film with an odd idea. What’s even more odd, it’s an idea we’ve seen before (Edgar Allen Poe as a detective),...
Feb 26, 20231 min read

Clerks III (2022)
⭐3.5 Stars⭐ While it’s not Kevin Smith’s best movie, not even near the top, Clerks III is probably his most honest and earnest film. A...
Feb 26, 20231 min read

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
⭐4 Stars⭐ The new Puss in Boots is good?! How weird is that? Just when I was ready to write this whole franchise off, here they come with...
Feb 4, 20231 min read

Singin' In The Rain (1952)
⭐4 Stars⭐ This is not the type of film I would normally seek out, but goddamn is this thing just delightful. I don’t love the way the...
Feb 4, 20231 min read

Jaws (1975)
⭐5 Stars⭐ For a sophomore film, Jaws manages to remain one of Spielberg’s absolute best, and in general, is just plain one of the best...
Feb 4, 20231 min read

Violent Night (2022)
⭐4.5 Stars⭐ Some of the most fun I’ve had at a movie all year, Violent Night excels with an excellent premise it takes full advantage of....
Feb 4, 20231 min read

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
⭐3 Stars ⭐ I love A Christmas Carol, I’ve seen so many adaptations it’s becoming increasingly hard to say something unique about each of...
Dec 15, 20221 min read

🎃Michael's 2022 "Most Halloween Feeling Movies"🎃
Every year, I make it a point, usually come mid-September, to start my annual tradition of watching Halloween-feeling movies. That means...
Oct 29, 20225 min read

PALM SPRINGS (2020)
⭐4 Stars ⭐ A Lonely Island film disguised as a quirky indie film, Palm Springs is a great oddity. A big concept wrapped up in a small...
Aug 16, 20221 min read

THE BOB'S BURGERS MOVIE (2022)
⭐4 Stars ⭐ When a TV show makes a movie adaptation, I feel there has to be a reason why it’s a movie; something about it that could only...
Aug 16, 20221 min read

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022)
⭐4 Stars ⭐ Taika Waititi has said it’s a shame Thor: Ragnarok was so good, and yeah kinda’ , because he’ll forever be compared to that...
Aug 16, 20221 min read

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (2014)
⭐3.5 Stars ⭐ It’s another Night at the Museum movie, and for it’s last entry it goes out just fine. Which is the consistent state of...
Aug 16, 20221 min read

SPIDERHEAD (2022)
⭐3.5 Stars ⭐ A great idea with excellent performances, Spiderhead is also bogged down by some strange choices and pacing issues. Namely,...
Aug 16, 20221 min read

LIGHTYEAR (2022)
⭐3.5 Stars ⭐ Lightyear is a very confused movie. Does it want to be the “true” story of Buzz Lightyear the man? Does it want to be the...
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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