I knew nothing about this movie except the title, so imagine my surprise to find that it isn’t about a space war in the far future. It’s about a virus that crash lands on earth and the scientists who try and identify, secure, and cure it. It’s a strange mixture of hard sci-fi with real-world science, and it became really hard to see the dividing line between them. The movie is notable for including early versions of both real and…
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Mississippi Burning 1988
After the passing of Gene Hackman, I decided to watch one of his best-known movies that I hadn’t already seen. Two FBI agents (Hackman and Willem Dafoe) go to a small Mississippi town to investigate the disappearance of three young men, and they encounter all sorts of extreme racism. So yeah, it’s heavy. But Hackman was at the top of his game, exuding charm and vitriol in the same breath. Dafoe was also a joy to watch, and the rest…
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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas 1977
We snuck in one more holiday special before the end of Christmas Eve, and damn does this thing slap. It’s just so charming, and the design work is peak. The puppets, the costumes, the set design - it’s all gorgeous. This year, my father in law stayed up to watch with us, and he seemed to like it a lot, which was a very nice surprise. Anyway, Emmet Otter is the greatest.
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Captain America: Brave New World 2025
I enjoy most of the Marvel films, and there are even things to appreciate about some of the notoriously bad ones like Iron Man 2 and Thor 2. But I think we hit a new low with the latest MCU movie. Where do I start? The main character is bland, the sidekick is nothing, the villain is laughable, you can see all the seams from the constant edits that were likely being made up until the premiere, the movie is…
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