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Thing

The Void movie review: retro monsters, alien mystery

Wed, Mar 29, 2017
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It’s Lovecraft by way of The Thing and Alien in this satisfyingly schlocky 80s throwback, complete with practical FX. A genuinely eerie experience.

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Harbinger Down movie rating: red light

Fri, Aug 07, 2015
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This “homage” to 80s sci-fi/horror is a cheerless amalgam of The Thing and Alien populated by improbable characters behaving in unlikely ways.

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Antarctica: A Year on Ice documentary review: totally cool

Mon, Dec 01, 2014
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I’ve been waiting for a movie like this, and I can’t believe no one has done this before: shown us life over a full year in the most remote place on Earth.

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watch it: “Pingu’s THE THING”

Mon, Jan 09, 2012
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The late 80s/early 90s European cartoon about penguins did not feature shapeshifting aliens, to my knowledge…

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The Thing (review)

Thu, Dec 01, 2011
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A useless, entertainment-free xerox copy of John Carpenter’s 1982 film of the same name…

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John Carpenter’s The Thing (retro trailer)

Sat, Sep 24, 2011
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“Found something in the ice. We need some help down here. Can anybody hear me?”

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The Thing (redband trailer)

Thu, Sep 22, 2011
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It’s no bad thing that Joel Edgerton is in everything other movie at the moment, it seems. Because he’s awesome.

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Stephen Fry is Mycroft Holmes; Emma Stone is Gwen Stacy; Armie Hammer is NOT the Winklevi (but he kinda is); more: leftover links

Sun, Oct 10, 2010
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Plus, Avatar sex toys, Cory Doctorow on the real cost of free, how the rich buy journalists, and more.

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it ain’t easy being Clooney, racist KFC ad, more: leftover links

Sun, Jan 10, 2010
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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…

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September 11: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat, Sep 12, 2009
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We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but it’s all this settling back down into pre-autumnal routine has got you exhausted. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you check … more…

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