Ghoul, Interrupted

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or One Slew Over the Cuckoo's Nest FILM: The Ward (2010) Written by Michael & Shawn Rasmussen, Directed by: John Carpenter ...

Then Suddenly...

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Having spent my life up until now really not caring about (if not actively repelled by) horror movies, I find that I've developed an int...

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I've noticed something lately... I've been watching movies that got terrible reviews, and have found that a LOT of them weren't ...

Silver Lyings Playbook

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FILM:   Silver Linings Playbook 2012 Written & Directed by David O. Russell At the heart of Silver Linings Playbook there is a ce...

Iron Men and Paper Dolls

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FILM & CULTURE: Iron Man & Iron Man 2 Gloria in Excelsior! Let me be clear about something.  I like the Iron Man movies.  I...

Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud

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BOOKS: One of the most unexpected and delightful occurrences of 2012 was Stephen Colbert's interview with author and i...

Time, Time, Time, See What's Become of Me

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A Consideration of the Lives and Times of Star Trek, Old and New That's why they call it a trip through time. While we now look f...

Separated at Death?

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This stop-motion animated film opens with an homage to campy old horror films.  The protagonist is a young boy whose father uses control to...

"Best" of "2012"

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As is my way, when I put together a "Best of" list for the year, I openly acknowledge the extreme subjectivity of my list.  The ...

The Church of Kermit

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FILM: The Muppet Movie - 1979 Written by Jack Burns & Jerry Juhl Music by Paul Williams Directed by James Frawley Produced by Jim...