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Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

Extra Ordinary movie review: oh, the mundanity!

Sat, Apr 18, 2020
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Sly, sharp, and snarkily underplayed, this instant little masterpiece of fantasy comedy is as occasionally shockingly horrific as it is nonstop shockingly funny, peopled with instant fast friends.

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The Hurricane Heist movie review: ’tis an ill wind that blows no minds

Thu, Apr 05, 2018
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A peanut-butter-in-my-chocolate movie, this Die Hard meets Twister monster is so ludicrous it comes all the way back around to being awesome and hilarious.

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Mr. Peabody & Sherman review: timey-wimey doggy-waggy

Fri, Feb 28, 2014
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Wonderfully, sweetly geeky, and full of the sort of goofy yet intriguing adventures that inspire kiddie curiosity in history and art and science.

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Tom Hiddleston, if someone were clever enough to cast him as Buckaroo Banzai

Mon, Feb 03, 2014
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It’s long past time for a reboot or a sequel. Let’s do it!

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what makes a film a “cult” movie?

Mon, Feb 03, 2014
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Is there a single definition, or is it more a case of “you know it when you see it”? What’s your own personal “cult” film?

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite science fiction movies?

Wed, Jan 02, 2013
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This is really tough for me, because I’m such a geek and SF is my favorite genre…

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question of the day: Which film(s) do you want to see another sequel for, but fear that it won’t happen?

Mon, Nov 05, 2012
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Me? I despair of ever seeing another Buckaroo Banzai movie. *sigh*

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David Tennant as Buckaroo Banzai (in my head) (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon, Feb 20, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: Who are the coolest scientists on TV or in movies?

Thu, Aug 18, 2011
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Mine is a no-brainer: it’s the Doctor, of course. Though Buckaroo Banzai would come a close second.

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question of the day: What is the finest, wisest, or most useful life lesson you’ve learned from a movie?

Thu, Jun 16, 2011
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Perhaps it can be expressed pithily in a single line of dialogue. Perhaps it cannot. Even the very wisest cannot see all ends.

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