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The limits of cetacean intelligence have fascinated me since I was five and first saw Free Willy. If you’re unfamiliar, Free Willy‘s the story of a troubled foster kid from … Continue Reading The Day of the Dolphin (1973) June 1st, 2021
Testing positive for Covid-19 last October briefly forced my wife and I to quarantine in different houses. Enduring this inconvenience was aggravating for all the expected reasons associated with Covid-19 … Continue Reading Equinox (1970) October 16th, 2020
We watched The Curse of Frankenstein last October. I’ve forgotten most everything about this movie in the 7 months since. Apparently there’s a nice Warner Archive Blu-ray release available for … Continue Reading The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) October 14th, 2020
Tremors 2: Aftershocks picks up where Tremors left off with Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) who is down on his luck years after the events of the first film. He’s broke, … Continue Reading Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) October 8th, 2020
It’s summer 2010. I’m visiting family and find myself in a heated debate about the merits of James Cameron’s Avatar with a close relative. I lay out all the evidence … Continue Reading Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) October 5th, 2020
Blood Machines is a space opera from the French directing duo Seth Ickerman in collaboration with synth wave musician Carpenter Brut. Spoilers ahead. Exclusive to the horror streaming service Shudder, … Continue Reading Blood Machines (2019) June 6th, 2020
The Criterion Collection began publishing Blu-Ray discs between 2008 and 2009. Some of those earliest discs owe their sky-high secondary market price to Criterion’s commitment to film restoration and including … Continue Reading The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) April 4th, 2020
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