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Originally published at The Substream. What then, Alien3? It is both the best and the worst of the saga, all rolled into one profoundly uncomfortable ball; it is the signature emergence of one of the most talented directors working in…
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My Week With Alien, Part 2: ALIENS
Originally published at The Substream. With the first film, Alien became a classic; with the second, for good or ill, Alien becomes a franchise. This is beside the point for me: what I find most rewarding about all four Alien films…
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My Week With Alien, Part 1: ALIEN
Originally published at The Substream. I stand by the Alien films. Yes, even that one. Yes: that one too. What eventually becomes clear in looking at Alien, Aliens, Alien3 and Alien Resurrection is that each one is something unique and…
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Watch This Instead: The Phantom Menace
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Review: WAR HORSE
I’ve been trying something new with my moviegoing, based off a recent David Bordwell blog post in which he affirms that the front row is the best place from which to watch a movie. I can’t quite get all the way in…
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Video Review: Martin Scorsese’s HUGO
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Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, PART TWO
When we were young So that’s me. Ten years and out. I picked up my first Harry Potter novel just a few months over ten years ago, which was right around the time the first trailer for the first Harry Potter film made its…
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Review: TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
My balls are aching
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Review: GREEN LANTERN
Creation is an act of sheer will
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Review: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
Why is the rum gone?