Month: August 2015
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Sinister 2
The first Sinister movie was a horror sleeper that jumped out of the dark at us. Sinister 2 opens things up, but to its detriment. Sinister 2 is the sequel to a 2012 Ethan Hawke picture (Sinister, duh) and while it is a serviceable flick on its own merits, it does a lot wrong that…
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Singles
Going back for a rewatch of Cameron Crowe’s Singles was a bad idea that reminded us why grunge imploded in the first place. Also, Poochie. Cameron Crowe’s Singles rode in on the plaid shirt-tails of the grunge music boom. Though, with tracks from bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, it was really…
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Hell Comes to Frogtown
Look, we all love They Live, but wrestler and actor Rowdy Rodder Piper (Rest in peace) also made the cult film Hell Comes to Frogtown. The 80s was a tremendous decade. It gave us the best cartoons, the funniest clothes, a larger than life wrestling personalities that would influence a generation, and a view of…
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Go Set a Watchman (Harper Lee)
What, you’re too good to read the new book from Harper Lee? You like your Atticus Finch frozen in amber? Get over yourself, says Dave. Almost two years ago, copies of three unpublished stories by J.D. Salinger made the rounds on various torrent trackers. Though it was the author’s intent to have them remain in…