The price of honor. The power of friendship. The glory of love. The Karate Kid: Part II had it all. As difficult as it seems, the flick is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary. As such, I wanted to share its…
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When It Comes To This Week’s DVD & Blu-ray New Releases, Everybody Wants Some
Richard Linklater’s 1980s-set comedy leads off this week’s new releases, check ’em out!: Everybody Wants Some!! A group of college baseball players are living the life in the 1980s. They’re learning to manage the responsibilities and freedoms that come with…
Read more →Poll: What’s Your Favorite “Stranded on an Island” Film?
Revisiting MGM’s Pride and Prejudice
After viewing MGM’s 1940 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, comparisons with the BBC’s popular 1995 miniseries are inevitable. That’s not altogether fair to the 1940 version which is much shorter than the later miniseries (two hours vs. six…
Read more →The Five Greatest Board Games Based On Films
In the carefree days before the videogames and the Internet, one of the only ways to relive the magic of your favorite movie was through board games. If you are a child of the late ’70s/early ’80s, chances are you…
Read more →Poll: What’s The Best “Second Movie” In A Series?
Sound off about your favorite follow-up below! To see a complete list of movie polls, click here.
Read more →Create-a-Caption: Mystic River
You know the drill. Check out this photo from the 2003 film Mystic River with Jason’s caption. You’re encouraged to leave your own suggestion in the comment section below!
Read more →“Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” Captures the Life of a War Correspondent
It is easy to take war reporters for granted. You go online, scan the latest headlines out of the Middle East and then check out that video of kittens doing something ridiculously cute. Yet, that headline (and the actual story…
Read more →’70s Flashback: Logan’s Run
In this latest ’70s Flashback feature–a sporadic examination of some of the Me Decade’s greatest flicks punctuated by various clips–we’ll take a look at Logan’s Run. The film is one of the most gloriously cheesy efforts of the 1970s (which…
Read more →R.I.P. Noel Neill, The First On-Screen Lois Lane
On Sunday, Noel Neill died at her home in Arizona at the age of 95. Although she began her career as a contract player for Paramount Studios, she first impacted the consciousness of the general public through her role as…
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