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Weekend Roundtable: Best Movie Villains

Josh Zyber — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:00:47 +0000

Everybody wants to be a hero, but villains have so much more fun. As Maleficent slinks back into theaters this weekend, let’s look back at some of our other favorite icons of evil from the movies. Deirdre Crimmins My favorite villains are those who are justified in their actions. They may be jerks or have...

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Weekend Roundtable: Underrated Films of 1994

Josh Zyber — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 12:00:37 +0000

While The Lion King, Pulp Fiction, and Forrest Gump dominated the conversation in 1994, the year also had a number of movies that were unfairly undervalued or have been largely forgotten over time. This Roundtable makes a case for some of our favorites from that year. Wikipedia has a helpful list of all the films...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of July 9th, 2017 – Fate Accompli

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:00:09 +0000

It’s a given which movie will top the Blu-ray sales charts this week. That’s a done-deal, a fate that cannot be altered. The question, then, is whether anything else is worth giving a spin. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Fate of the Furious‘ – Be honest, don’t you wish the title were spelled ‘F8’? The eighth...

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SteelBook Alert: Big Bada Boom

Josh Zyber — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 16:00:32 +0000

In an effort to revive interest in a bunch of its catalog titles, Sony has chosen to issue a big batch of new Blu-ray SteelBooks with vibrant, colorful, comic art designs. I expect that these will be greeted with mixed reaction from fans. These SteelBooks were designed by artists from the Gallery 1988 collective. To...

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Movie Madness 2011: A Look Back

Aaron Peck — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:30 +0000

Movie Madness 2011 has come and gone. We’ve followed the tournament for a good three months, as we watched some of our favorite cinematic characters bite the dust while others moved on to dominate. In the end, there could only be one, true champion… After all the battles, after all the dust has settled, one...

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March Movie Madness: Alice vs. Leon – V vs. Holliday

Aaron Peck — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 19:00:42 +0000

Monday’s Movie Madness was a blowout by two of the tournament heavyweights. First, the Terminator crushed serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Then Indiana Jones pulverized Jules Winnfield, sending him on a journey to wander the world like Kane. I thought today we could pick a couple of matchups that may end up being a bit closer....

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