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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows movie review: shell schlock

Mon, May 30, 2016
87 comments

Leaden and witless, though it obviously believes there is humor in its loud, chaotic juvenility. It would be an insult to cartoons to call this cartoonish.

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what is there to say about Harold Ramis? he was very fascinating

Tue, Feb 25, 2014
8 comments

Ramis’s Groundhog Day, which he wrote and directed, might be the finest film comedy ever made…

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Son of God trailer: Jesus dies at the end

Mon, Feb 17, 2014
14 comments

What is it with this Jesus guy and fish? Why does he hate fish?

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QOTD: If movies came with nutrition labels, what would they say?

Thu, Mar 07, 2013
7 comments

How much of your recommended daily allowance of goo do Aliens and Ghostbusters supply?

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Feb 16-22 2013

Sat, Feb 23, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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QOTD: What’s your favorite bookstore and/or library from movies and TV?

Mon, Feb 04, 2013
20 comments

Shame we’ve never seen the TARDIS library, because I’m pretty sure that’s the most amazing library ever…

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Doctor Who blogging: “The Snowmen”

Mon, Jan 14, 2013
181 comments

This isn’t a story: it’s a wibbly-wobbly fuzzy-wuzzy ball of Doctor Who goo.

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Gangster Squad (trailer)

Mon, Dec 17, 2012
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Every time I hear the title Gangster Squad, I can’t help but think that it’s an 80s Saturday morning cartoon that I somehow missed.

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question of the day: What’s your favorite pop-culture weapon?

Tue, Nov 27, 2012
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Lightsaber? Phaser? Or maybe you prefer something that also exists in the real world, such as Harry Callahan’s Magnum or SG1’s P90? Or Shaun’s anti-zombie cricket bat?

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question of the day: What movies are you thankful for?

Thu, Nov 22, 2012
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I’m thankful for movies that make me laugh over and over again, that are always funny no matter how often I watch them. Because there’s not that many of them…

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