Atomic Roundtable: The highs and lows of 2018
So we are entering the tail end of 2018, a tumultuous year in many ways; from social change, political upheaval, international crises, deaths of respected public figures, some great comics …
Category: Movies
The loneliest miser: another look at Christmas Carol
Last year Greg Hatcher discussed why he loves A Christmas Carol despite a general distaste for Christmas because “someone finally convinces a rich asshole to stop being a jerk to …
A new batch of quasi-recent movies I’ve had a chance to watch or re-watch recently!
Yes, it’s time once again to check out some movies I’ve watched recently. So much fun!
Christmas as a black hole
Over the years Christmas has become the black hole of movies, drawing them to the season by the gravitic pull of its marketing power. As my colleagues were discussing in …
On the Way to ETEWAF
After reading Hatcher’s “Non-Existent Gift Guide” I got to thinking about all the movies and stuff I’ve searched in vain for over the years, thinking I’d add to his list with a list of my own. Then I thought I should check one more time just to be sure on a few items. Turns out Patton Oswalt was right. He called it ETEWAF: Everything That Ever Was–Available Forever. And it seems like almost everything is available now.
Even more recent movies I’ve had a chance to watch or re-watch recently!
Who wants to read my thoughts on more post-1980 movies? You do, possibly! So let’s get to it!
A clash of titans: Dr. Mabuse vs. my colonoscopy
Dr. Mabuse vs. my Colonoscopy is not, to date, the title of any film in the Mabuse series. But my colonoscopy did clash with my plans to review the 1960s …