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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

December 20, 2022

The worst kids in the world save Christmas. Or at least a really boring Christmas pageant.

The Real and Surreal Horrors of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me

December 19, 2022

Small towns like Twin Peaks often present themselves as the Real America, full of real, salt-of-the-earth people. But David Lynch has always been more interested in unreal people. Of course, there’s the explicitly unearthly residents of the Black and White Lodges: the White Horse, the Arm, the Tremonds (nee Chalfont), BOB, and MIKE. And Fire […]

Year of the Month

A Funny Thing Happened. The Movie Started Working: Under Siege and the Charms of Classic Action

December 13, 2022

Do you remember those two little shrimp?

Disney Byways

“The Autograph Hound”

December 9, 2022

Donald attempts to get the autographs of mostly people you probably don't remember.

Celebrating the Living

Stuart Margolin

November 20, 2022

A varied career as an actor and director even if mostly you think of Angel Martin.

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Moll Flanders/The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

November 15, 2022

No, I never did get around to the miniseries, but I'm given to understand it's closer than either movie.

Attention Must Be Paid

June Havoc

November 5, 2022

June Havoc was more than just her mother's daughter and her sister's sister. She was a decent actress and she survived.

Year of the Month

Anne Rice at Her Most Anne Rice: The Queen of the Damned

October 31, 2022

The third book in Rice's romantic, blood-soaked Vampire Chronicles dramatically upped the stakes and scope.

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Twins/Dead Ringers

October 18, 2022

Jeremy Irons and David Cronenberg goes exactly how you'd expect it, if not the same place as the book.

Year of the Month

The Birth of the Cool: Unadaptable Akira

October 11, 2022

Neo-Tokyo is about to explode...but maybe not in live action.