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Thrash: A "Just Fin" Entry in the Catalog of Jaws Imitators
In real life, I don’t think they transport meat in tankers full of blood, but sometimes you have to turn your brain off and just let art flow over you.
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Star Trek III: Spock 2.0, Klingon Doc Brown, and Sad Starship Porn
These movies are my jam even when Kirk asks: “Why does God need a starship?” While some of the new shows aren’t my cup of Romulan ale, I’m not going to trash other folks for enjoying them.
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Pixar's Hoppers: An Animated Delight for Me and My Kid
For me and my kid, Pixar is the A Team. Not every flick they make is a classic, but they’re usually immensely watchable.
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Project Hail Mary Connects Sci-Fi with Heart
A personal connection to 2010 sets the stage for why Project Hail Mary feels like the rare sci-fi epic that is both emotionally grounded, and genuinely wondrous.
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Back to Da Choppa with The Predator Onscreen
Predator: Badlands is a rollicking sci-fi adventure that gives us the deepest dive into this character’s lore than any movie so far.
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Where Does The Pollen Go? Overdue Appreciation for Grease 2
I used to make my kid watch this flick as punishment for bad behavior when he was little, but my feelings on Grease 2 have softened.
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Try A Little Tenderness: Pretty in Pink Turns 40
While John Hughes’ movies often portrayed a heightened reality, Pretty in Pink plays more like “reel life” than real life.
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Mannequin: Fantastic Plastic Valentine Diversion?
Could there really be a better way to commemorate Valentine’s Day? Oh, most definitely, but Mannequin gets the job done. It’s a piquant little time capsule, reminding us when we all thought bright colors, flipped collars, and Starship were cool.
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Hollywood Comes to Bull City: Movies Made in Durham
SoDu residents, how many times have you recognized Durham in the movies? Whether it’s in the titles you’ve watched on streaming or in that flick you’ve caught at the multiplex, you’ve probably seen your hometown immortalized at some point.
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Bonding Over Bad Robots: Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Going into this movie, I knew that there was a haunted pizza place where the animatronics came to life. Both flicks star Josh Hutcherson, who played Peeta in those Hunger Games movies, but I know him more for a hilarious SNL sketch from 2013 where he plays a subway dancer named Lil Peanut.
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Bask in the Stupid Awesomeness of a Rebooted Anaconda
Buoyed by a vivacious cast that’s clearly up for anything, this flick feels like what might happen if you actually went into the jungle with your buddies to make a movie.
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Movie Stars, Mini-Vans, and the Mouse House: A Nerd's Eye View of Hollywood East in the '90s
I look back on my time in the minor leagues of film and TV with great affection. Valuable lessons were learned. I now know how Amy Grant likes her salad and the best way to approach a revolving door.