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Movie 43

That Awkward Moment review: I want a shower, I want to be hosed down

Fri, Jan 31, 2014
1 comment

This is like the Mirror Universe, evil-goatee-wearing flip side of Don Jon, a pile of obnoxious, grossout junk.

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women! if they don’t get you with their knives, they’ll get you with their vaginas

Mon, Sep 30, 2013
46 comments

I’m starting to get it. Men are simply so piss-in-their-pants terrified of women that they must reduce us to bits and pieces in order to even begin to cope with the horror.

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jan 26-Feb 01 2013

Sat, Feb 02, 2013
2 comments

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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question of the day: What’s the most inexplicable appearance by a big star in a crappy movie?

Wed, Jan 30, 2013
33 comments

Inspired by Movie 43, which distinguishes itself in this regard merely by the sheer number of incomprehensible movie-star appearances in a single film…

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Movie 43 flops because of bad weather and grumpy critics — all true! (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun, Jan 27, 2013
32 comments

Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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are there different versions of Movie 43 in the UK and the US?

Fri, Jan 25, 2013
23 comments

It would appear so. This was discovered on the Twitter when New York-based critic Lou Lumenick questioned my review of the film…

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Movie 43 (review)

Fri, Jan 25, 2013
20 comments

It is so cute what this flick thinks is “dangerous” and “offensive”!

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Movie 43 (redband trailer)

Wed, Dec 05, 2012
2 comments

This is amazing. All these huge stars… and director Peter Farrelly apparently has blackmail material on all of them!

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