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Year: 2014

Noah review: The Bible Episode IV: A New Hope

Sun, Mar 30, 2014
31 comments

A Biblical action disaster fantasy epic that is completely bonkers, endlessly entertaining, and actually religious in that inspiring-and-instructional way.

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Frozen now biggest animated movie ever; Hollywood execs to declare “Golly, people sure do like ice!”

Sun, Mar 30, 2014
30 comments

The success of this flick is likely due to global warming. People are nostalgic for cold and snow, you see…

| 30 Comments

London photo: behind the green door

Sat, Mar 29, 2014
3 comments

This is where the Secret Society of the Gordian Pretzel meets.

| 3 Comments

Hugh Jackman sings Les Mis’s “Who Am I” as Wolverine

Sat, Mar 29, 2014
2 comments

You’re welcome.

| 2 Comments

streaming sucks (which is why you need my help)

Sat, Mar 29, 2014
7 comments

It’s all about rights and licensing and everyone jealously hanging on to their exclusive ability to do something with a movie for as long as possible.

| 7 Comments

London photo: sign, sign, everywhere a sign

Sat, Mar 29, 2014
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In Shoreditch.

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girls just wanna be superheroes

Fri, Mar 28, 2014
10 comments

No one daydreams about standing on the sidelines watching someone else have all the fun. We want to do things ourselves!

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London photo: railroad Xings

Thu, Mar 27, 2014
1 comment

In Shoreditch.

| 1 Comment

Locker 13 review: no fresh hell

Thu, Mar 27, 2014
2 comments

Nothing here is terribly haunting, but at least someone is trying to make something like a horror movie these days that isn’t about gore and torture.

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new 99¢ one-month trial subscription (and why I need your help more than ever)

Thu, Mar 27, 2014
7 comments

Because online idiocy is free. My work cannot be.

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