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Doctor Sleep
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Read more: Doctor SleepYou won’t be dozing off in this one. The climax of Doctor Sleep really confused me because it takes place at the Overlook hotel (this is shown in the trailer). For the record, I have managed to watch Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining exactly one time and that was decades ago. Despite it being…
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NFL Week 10: What’s The Difference Between Whinge and Moan Edition?
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Read more: NFL Week 10: What’s The Difference Between Whinge and Moan Edition?I’m in a tough spot. Despite literally working for Goat, the whole quick goat thinking concept is beyond me, so I am at a loss. Generally, the first paragraph is either a celebration or rumination regarding the games of the previous week. This is usually the paragraph for therapeutic cheer-leading or the tempering of expectations,…
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Terminator: Dark Fate: What Else?
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Read more: Terminator: Dark Fate: What Else?Terminator: Dark Fate bears the visual stamp of James Cameron, regardless of the screen credit. Cameron understands a good action sequence is made with little bits of film; shots of only a few frames, that when edited together moves the action faster than the eye can behold, creating the action more in the mind of…
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Terminator: Dark Fate
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Read more: Terminator: Dark FateHave you seen this bo- …er, girl? Every franchise hits that point where it either has to start over, switch to prequels, or ignore much of what came before it in order to keep audiences coming back for more. The Alien franchise did it with Prometheus, choosing to go the prequel route. The Predator franchise…
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NFL Week 9: Deadspin’s Eulogy Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 9: Deadspin’s Eulogy EditionHey, kids, have you enjoyed the strong back-to-back collections? If you’ve followed along the last two weekends, you are up ten units, and I absolutely love it. Since I make every bet I publish, I myself am riding the mini-wave. College has gone well too. Hell, back in Atlantic City I hit some genuinely big…
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A Junkie’s Guide To Addiction Recovery
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Read more: A Junkie’s Guide To Addiction RecoveryHello gang, my name is Devin. I was born in 1984, therefore I am what the media refers to as a millennial. I also have no fucking idea what that title means. I hate taking selfies, I’m not into what do kids refer to as, “Netflix and chill.” I can’t stand watching reality TV, and…
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What type of soldiers do other soldiers dislike?
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Read more: What type of soldiers do other soldiers dislike?One of the first things that strikes you when you join the military (especially if you are young and haven’t been away from home much) is the fact the armed services are a true melting pot. It was actually more like a melting pot mixed with the UN. We had white guys from the Midwest,…
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NFL Week 8: National Astronaut Baseball Edition
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Read more: NFL Week 8: National Astronaut Baseball Edition*lights go down* *awkward silence* *chubby bald man kicks door open* HIT MY MOTHER FUCKING MUSIC! That’s right, gang. First clean sweep of the year, and not a minute too soon. Obviously, cometh the fire, cometh the siren; this won’t happen every week. However, for the time being, or at least the length of this…
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
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Read more: Maleficent: Mistress of EvilYou keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. I am almost certain I have used that tagline on previous reviews, but can you blame me for repeating myself? The Princess Bride is a brilliant film with eminently quotable lines and that line in particular is just too…
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Downton Abbey (2019)
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Read more: Downton Abbey (2019)The Triumph of the Servant’s Hall It begins with news of a royal visit and ends with a waltz. In between you see romance, duty, honor, intrigue, respect for tradition and hope for the future. You hear that rarity in today’s movies, literate dialogue. It is a joy to watch. The cinematography has natural look…