80s
Mickey on Movies: The Goonies (1985)
I can’t tell you when The Goonies first debuted on HBO. It had to be sometime in 1986 or maybe even as late as 1987. But either way, it was before we had cable at CONTINUE READING…
Movies
80s
The Beastmaster
Every film lover has a ‘guilty pleasure,’ a movie one enjoys despite what popular opinion says about it. The designation has been applied to films as diverse as Grease and Plan 9 From Outer Space, but one film CONTINUE READING…
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Diverse Stars, Lasting Influence
In the early 2000s, a captivating fusion of martial arts mastery, urban grit, and forbidden romance ignited the silver screen in Romeo Must Die. Director Andrzej Bartkowiak created a visually stunning Oakland, a concrete jungle CONTINUE READING…
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Celebrate Mardi Gras with these 10 Films
Mardi Gras takes place this year on February 16. Unfortunately, New Orleans (and the surrounding area) has had to cancel most of the Mardi Gras festivities for the 2021 celebration due to COVID-19. At $10.5 billion CONTINUE READING…
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15 More Movies That Should Have Had Cartoons
Movies and cartoons in the 80s and 90s are inexplicably linked. While some cartoons were adapted to the big screen, either in continuation or as an adaptation, many movies also made the jump to the CONTINUE READING…
80s
‘Put a Little Love in Your Heart’ from 1988’s Scrooged
When “Put a Little Love in Your Heart” was first released in 1969 it was not intended to be a Christmas song, but it became one for me once it was included in the 1988 CONTINUE READING…
80s
Santa Claus The Movie
Title role notwithstanding, Santa was primarily a supporting character in 1985’s holiday family feature Santa Claus. Dudley Moore got top billing as an elf named Patch, with John Lithgow taking the role of antagonist B.Z. Saint CONTINUE READING…
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Condorman
Picture James Bond, slightly geekier and with a winged condor suit. Got it? Then you’re ready for Condorman, a goofy action/comedy from Disney, starring the world’s most unlikely superheroic secret agent. Comic book writer/artist Woody Wilkins CONTINUE READING…
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How Pop Culture Glorifies White-Collar Crime
White-collar crime is one of the most polarising trends in pop culture in recent years, with films like The Wolf of Wall Street drawing popularity and controversy in equal measures for the way they depict fraudulent criminals. CONTINUE READING…
80s
Cloak and Dagger
Cloak & Dagger told the story of the little boy who cried, “Government spies are selling out the country and I have the video game to prove it!” In this loose reworking of 1949’s The Window (which was CONTINUE READING…
90s
Sink Your Teeth into the Top 10 Vampire Movies from the 1990s
Halloween is approaching, and my excitement for the season grows with each passing day. Decorations are up, candy is stocked, and the lights are dimmed. During the Halloween season, one of my favorite activities is CONTINUE READING…
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Best Movies That Are the Epitome of Pop Culture
Movies are all around us, millions released and many forgotten. Some make it big at the box office, while others flop. There are few movies that are widely remembered and become pop culture. From memorable CONTINUE READING…
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The 10 Horror Villains Who Will Haunt Your Dreams
It’s that time of year again, the Season of the Witch. As the air cools and the shadows lengthen, the creaks and thuds you hear in the middle of the night take on a sinister CONTINUE READING…
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SepTMNTber – Out of the Shadows Review
On paper, Out of the Shadows tried really hard to correct the mistakes of the previous movie. Shredder is the main villain without question; he teams up with Krang, he has Baxter Stockman working for CONTINUE READING…
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SepTMNTber – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) Review
I can’t think of a single person who had any faith in this Turtles movie. Let’s count down all the things that went wrong with it before it even came out. For these three reasons CONTINUE READING…
