The Spotlight: Jason Voorhees
Oct22

The Spotlight: Jason Voorhees

I have a big sleeve full of tattoos. Some of you already know this about me. I have it top to bottom with all my favorite “wise men” from film: Obi-Wan, Yoda and Gandalf, to Doc Brown, Mr. Miyagi, Mickey Goldmill, and Willy Wonka… and a few others. It’s all over the place. What you might NOT know… is that I have a secret tattoo, underneath my arm near my armpit. It’s not a movie wise man. It’s...

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Donnie Darko
Oct07

Donnie Darko

2001. 113 Minutes. Rated R Quote: Sometimes I doubt your commitment to sparkle motion I can’t even guess what stupid crap I was watching when this film came out. I know I was in college for what would have been all of about ten minutes before dropping out, packing up all my stuff, and moving to Florida all alone. Maybe if I’d seen this masterpiece, I would have been seeing the world from a different angle. I digress....

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The Goonies
Sep14

The Goonies

1985. 114 minutes. Rated TV-14. Quote: Goonies never say die…. It never gets old. It never gets tired. It’s never boring.   You neverremember everything that happens, and you always sing Cindy Lauper’s The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough. (I listened while I wrote this, so maybe you should listen while you read it) Cause Goonies never say die. Where to begin? There is just so much in here. Famed movie men Steven...

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The Happytime Murders
Aug28

The Happytime Murders

And now a review from one of my best friends from College, the one and only, Chris Chipman. 2018. 91 minutes. Rated R Quote: Less Feebles, more Smoochy… and that’s a good thing! !!! Warning, this movie is not for children!!! (I feel obligated to say this although the trailers have done a good job of it…) I want to start by getting this out of the way. If you haven’t seen Meet the Feebles, a 1989 film from Lord of the Rings Maestro...

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Shane
Jul19

Shane

1953. 118 Minutes. Not Rated. Quote: There’s no living with a killing I first found this picture when I was working on my undergraduate degree in Lowell at the University of Massachusetts. I was in a Philosophy of Film class taught by the great Whitley Kaufman It was one of the best courses I ever took, taught by the best teacher I ever had. Kaufman taught me that there is a lot more going on in films than the casual viewer...

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