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  Maciste in Hell 1925

  ★★★★½ Watched 22 Oct 2022

  Hoop-Tober Nein, Grave #25
  > Music Box of Horrors 1/2

  Maxx McGathey and his band of misfit maestroes absolutely owned this screening at the Music Box of Horrors Opening Film. Their Metal-jazz fusion arrangements were great, amping the hell up once it all goes to... well, HELL. Love me some Chaotic Good Gaston going all Heavy attack spam on those damn devils. And the sets were just phenomenal. No wonder Fellini was inspired after this.

  Hoop-Tober's Goin' to Hell and Fast

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  Barefoot Gen 1983

  ★★★★½ Watched 27 Nov 2020

  I knew what this was building towards going in.

  I've known for years. The central setpiece has made the rounds on YouTube since before 720p was an option on there.

  I still choked during the bombing. I sat in silence as my spine stiffened and my breath ceased for almost 3 minutes. I cried as a result of the pure gut churning horror that was served to me on my choice of viewing pleasure this day.

  There is no reasonable…

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  A Tale of Two Kitties 1991

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  Two kitties sing about the rain. It's Pouring, indeed. They live in a wooded area with two elderly people. The mice tease them. The old folks invite an Aunt (?) of theirs to bring her cat, Timmy. Timmy is, supposedly, a savant at catching mice. Cursory shenanigans ensue.

  My gramma gifted me this thing back on VHS. I have seen it more than once.

  It's a curiously dubbed, slapped together piece of fluff that looks like something Nelvana eventually passed…

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  Hoosiers 1986

  ★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  What a nothing of a movie. The script and direction are non-elements. Hackman and Hopper have nothing to do, and I did not recognize Barbara Hershey at all, which is infuriating in hindsight. Score is trying so hard to emulate Chariots of Fire and missing the moment every time. The synth vibe does not gel with the 'aw shucks' 1951/52 era. Unironically bleak in its texture and setting.

  Barf.

Popular reviews

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  Snoopy, Come Home 1972

  ★★★★ Rewatched 22 Aug 2015 2

  Mi madre told me that if the girlfriend didn't like this movie, it isn't meant to be.

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  Giant 1956

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Aug 2016 1

  In many ways the anti-Gone with the Wind of the Hollywood epics. Similar situation and concepts, but far different approaches. This film actually addresses the racism that GWTW wouldn't dare touch due to the racial atmosphere at the time, though Civil Rights still had a ways to go when this was released.

  I really admired the arc that Rock Hudson's character had, actually making me care for him as a performer for the first time. Liz Taylor is luminary as always. And James Dean's metamorphosis from rough edged ranch hand to drunkenly Howard Hughes archetype was certainly something to behold au cinema.