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Movie Matchups: The Sixth Sense vs. Ghost
Don’t you just love that sleeper hit from the 1990s about a ghost who stays on earth after he dies to try to help the people he cares about? Which movie am I talking about: either 1999’s The Sixth...
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Joke of the Week: Chemistry
Why was the TV show about the Periodic Table of Elements canceled? The answer is… The elements were a Boron TV, so they Argon now. Filed under: Joke of the Week
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Forgotten Film Gems: Christmas Eve on Sesame Street
Merry Christmas! I love this time of year. Even though the weather seems to get worse every day, my spirits brighten more and more as I approach that happy holiday on December 25. That’s the day when...
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Forgotten Film Gems: National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1
Do yourself a favor and go watch National Lampoon’s Loaded Weapon 1 right now. Seriously. It’s on Netflix and it’s probably also at your local library. This is one of the funniest movies I’ve ever...
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How MST3K Inspired the Internet Generation
The first generation of Internet users has been heavily influenced by many things. It might seem silly to try to pin down one aspect that had the biggest influence, but that’s exactly what I’m going to...
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Movie Matchups: Star Trek: The Motion Picture vs. 2001: A Space Odyssey
Since my first attempt at talking about 2001: A Space Odyssey was such a resounding success (Stanley Kubrick fans lined up to hurl insults at me), I thought I might as well finish what I started and...
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Pleasant Surprises: Star Trek (2009)
I didn’t expect to like Star Trek (2009) at all. I originally thought it sounded like a cheap gimmick to cash in on a popular franchise. The filmmakers had clearly run out of ideas for continuing the...
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Joke of the Week: The Flintstones
Why was Betty from The Flintstones so depressed? The answer is… Because she was Ms. Rubble. Filed under: Joke of the Week
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A Rested Development: The Evolution of Cancelled-TV-Show Comebacks
Arrested Development is getting a second chance at life after the show was cancelled back in 2006. Its fourth season will debut on Netflix later this month. Thank goodness because it really is a...
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Disney’s History of Remaking Old Animated and Live-Action Films
Disney is about to debut its second attempt at a live-action Jungle Book remake next week. So I figured now is a good time to look back at Disney’s numerous tries at remaking their old animated and...
View ArticleWhy The Starfighters Is the Best Film MST3K Ever Riffed
The Starfighters is the most perfect movie ever to appear on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It debuted during the show’s magical sixth season – after Joel Robinson had escaped the Satellite of Love, but...
View ArticleMovies with ‘The Movie’ in the Title
It seems almost passé to include “The Movie” in a movie title. We all know that you’re making a movie. You don’t need to literally spell it out for us. But some movies over the years have seen it...
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Star Trek’s Insights Into the Campus Rape Hysteria
Season 3 of Star Trek: The Next Generation is probably my favorite season of that show. It introduced us to the awkward yet lovable character of Reginald Barclay, offered a proper sendoff to Tasha Yar...
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What Makes My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic a Surprisingly Amazing Show
As a father of several young children, I get exposed to a lot of great entertainment that I never would have watched otherwise. Transformers: Rescue Bots, Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and...
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10 Villains Who Were Defeated by Simply Ignoring Them
It’s refreshing when a film subverts expectations. For example, we usually expect an epic battle between good and evil at the end so that the hero will decisively triumph over his enemies. But...
View ArticleTimeless Childhood Lessons from the ’90s
I am a product of the ‘80s and ‘90s, so I absolutely love much of the children’s entertainment that came from those beloved decades. What I particularly enjoyed from those years was the subtle way that...
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My Favorite Episode of Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series is often held up as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, cartoon shows ever made. I was the perfect age to enjoy this show as a kid, and I find myself enjoying it on a...
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Pride and Prejudice at The Office
I enjoy good books and witty TV shows. And wouldn’t you know it, I found that two of my favorite pieces of entertainment that fall into these two categories resemble each other in surprising detail....
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Why Does The Twilight Zone Hold Up So Well?
I recently watched a review of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and in it, the reviewer noted that he didn’t find that TV show as funny as he thought he should have. The reason is because it was such a...
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I Was Wrong About Avengers: Endgame
I got a little cocky after correctly predicting that Spider-Man would finally leave New York City and that Justice League would follow the same format as every other Superman movie. One year ago, I...
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