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Dead Snow 2-Red Vs Dead (2014)
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Read more: Dead Snow 2-Red Vs Dead (2014)Obviously, this is a sequel to DEAD SNOW, a movie about Nazi Zombies coming to life (or un-death) and killing a group of friends. DS2 brings everyone up to speed in the 5 minute prologue and we learn that DS’s hero accidentally killed his girlfriend with an ax; had to chop of his arm because,…
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NFL Week 8: Yes we are still playing Baseball Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 8: Yes we are still playing Baseball EditionSo there was some killer stuff on the site this week, what with everyone justifiably going bananas over Blade Runner 2049, but did you get a look at Faststeady’s piece on Omaha Hi-Lo? I read it twice despite not being involved in a real competitive poker game against either man or machine since the heyday…
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Prisoners (2013)
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Read more: Prisoners (2013)After being totally blown away by the current epic Blade Runner 2049, I decided to pick up and screen a copy of Prisoners (2013), one of Villeneuve’s earlier movies. A rainy, gloomy, but joyous Thanksgiving afternoon quickly morphed into two parents’ worst nightmare, the disappearance and abduction of their children. What followed for the next…
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Blade Runner 2049- A cinephile’s dream come true
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Read more: Blade Runner 2049- A cinephile’s dream come trueI have seen a few movies in my lifetime, but seldom had I been as moved as I was with this cinematic masterpiece. Blade Runner 2049 is a cinephile’s dream come true. I just returned from my second viewing and although it did not have the Wow! of the initial, unspoiled viewing, the second viewing…
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The Snowman
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Read more: The SnowmanThe Iceman Cometh. The Snowman. Oh man, am I proud of that tagline. I always try to avoid using clunky puns in my taglines, and this movie just begs for something hacky like “This movie leaves everything out in the cold” or “You just got snowed in” or “‘Snow joke this movie is bad.” For…
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NFL Week 7: You Knew What You Were Getting In For Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 7: You Knew What You Were Getting In For EditionHey, it happens. Gotta handle the swings, that’s part of the process. Remember, a very famous man of the cloth once said that a mans gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it. We’ll be alright. Now, as is custom with most football gambling…
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The Foreigner (2017)
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Read more: The Foreigner (2017)Jackie Chan for the win. Of all the actors you’ve seen in a film or television, can you name one that appears to love their job more than Chan? You know when you hear he’s in a new movie, you are in. You don’t even need to know the title; just when the film opens…
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Binge-Watch: Netflix’s Mindhunter
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Read more: Binge-Watch: Netflix’s MindhunterA gloomy October weekend can only mean one thing: it’s time to curl up on the couch with a tasty beverage and get ready for a good, old-fashioned Binge-Watch! For this edition, I’ve just powered through all 10 episodes of Netflix’s new psychological thriller series, Mindhunter. Let me just get this out there right now:…
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The Foreigner (2017)
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Read more: The Foreigner (2017)Film Review- The Foreigner (2017) Fair Value of The Foreigner: $5.00. It’s worth watching on the in-flight movie, but there’s little that’s memorable about this film. Is This Film Worth My Time? The Foreigner is a taut and engaging mixture of vigilante action and espionage. It’s one of the better, more well assembled examples of…
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Blade Runner 2049
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Read more: Blade Runner 2049Film Review- Blade Runner 2049 2hrs 34 minutes, R for graphic violence and nudity Fair Value of Blade Runner 2049: $24. Easily worth multiple viewings, with elaborate scenes and gorgeous visuals making an IMAX premium justifiable. A worthy successor to the classic that invented Cyberpunk. Future Parables Must Be Coded in Chrome and Holograms: To…