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October 3, 2017

BLADE RUNNER 2049 [Review]: Sci-Fi Sequel Trojan Horse.

It has been 35 years since Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner was originally released in theaters. The film had a rather unsuccessful run at the box office making a measly $28 million off of a $33.8 million budget. Its science fiction cult classic leviathan status wouldn’t be something it would be known for until later during its home …

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September 23, 2017

KINGSMAN – THE GOLDEN CIRCLE [Review]: Tailored Whiskey.

What up, peoples? It’s your boi The Belser, back on the wheels of movie review steel. This weekend’s selection is the sequel to the unexpected Matthew Vaughn hit from 2014 -- a movie in which I also reviewed for GHG -- Kingsman: The Secret Service. The Kingsman started out as a comic in England written by …

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September 18, 2017

SPACE JAM [The Woeful Worship]: Ehhhhh, What’s Crappy, Doc?

Greetings, fellow geeks and geekettes. My goodness, it's been a while. Hell, when last we perused these waters, our country wasn't on fire, but here we are, the end of summer, and looking to get started with awards season. But there aren't any awards where we're going...Anyway, I'd had a certain movie planned to cover …

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September 8, 2017

DEATH NOTE [Retrospective]: Girlish Screams and Apple Cores.

Adam Wingard’s American live-action version of Death Note based on the original manga by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata was just released to Netflix last week, but in addition to the 37 episode anime series the source material was also adapted into four live-action Japanese films (the most recent was released in 2016) and a …

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September 6, 2017

IT [Review]: Gazing Into the Deadlights.

Many people (to include myself) have fond memories of the ‘90s TV miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s It as well as Tim Curry’s portrayal of the sinister clown demon Pennywise. While there are some iconic scenes from that version, unfortunately it has not aged well. Director Andy Muschietti (Mama) helmed this modern version and it.. …

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August 28, 2017

RIFFTRAX LIVE: DOCTOR WHO – THE FIVE DOCTORS [Review]: Doctor Who…the Hell Cares?

The Rifftrax Live: Doctor Who - The Five Doctors was broadcast live on Thursday, August 17th, with an encore on Thursday, August 24th, broadcast live from Nashville, Tennessee. Welcome to the end of summer, geeks and geekettes! What better way to take in the last of the summer weather than by settling in with Kevin …

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