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David Tennant ‘Fright Night’ poster (aka: oh. my. god.)

Wed, Apr 13, 2011
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I’ll be in my bunk.

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shouldn’t Harry Potter believe magic is “proper”?

Wed, Apr 13, 2011
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Something has been bugging me since I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 last autumn, and now that the film is out on DVD, it’s time to exorcise it…

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trailer break: ‘Scream 4’

Wed, Apr 13, 2011
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I’m not sure I even care…

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question of the day: Why are Christian movies so awful?

Wed, Apr 13, 2011
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Why should a subset of American culture that dominates the way evangelical Christianity does be so insecure and defensive in its entertainments?

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did James Franco’s poor Oscar performance tarnish ‘Your Highness’?

Tue, Apr 12, 2011
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Brent Lang at TheWrap asks this ludicrous question. In a word, No. In another word, Bwahahahahahaha. Your Highness is just plain awful. So why ask the question at all?

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question of the day: What movies (or other entertainments) do a good job of sending up high fantasy?

Tue, Apr 12, 2011
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The awfulness that is Your Highness intends to be a sendup of high fantasy but mostly just engages the clichés of genre and embellishes them with a few swear words and bong hits. What other movies (or books, or TV shows, etc) get it right?

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trailer break: ‘Hobo with a Shotgun’ (warning: unrated and brutal)

Mon, Apr 11, 2011
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Best title ever? Or worst title ever? Could it be both, simultaneously?

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great movie quotes: ‘Killing Bono’

Fri, Apr 08, 2011
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“I’m off to London to become world famous!” –Neil (Ben Barnes)

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great movie quotes: ‘Paul’

Fri, Apr 08, 2011
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“Was that Klingon? You psychotic nerd.” –Paul (Seth Rogen) to Clive (Nick Frost)

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great movie quotes: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’

Fri, Apr 08, 2011
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“You’ve got more balls than a Chinese ping-pong tournamant.” –Val (John Leguizamo) to Mick (Matthew McConaughey)

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