HobbyScope
Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind
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Saturday Morning Cinema – The Shawshank Redemption
As number 72 on the AFI Top 100, Shawshank Redemption feels as though it could be higher on the list. While it is more of a modern classic (if the 90’s can still be considered ‘modern’), that should not discredit it from being higher than 72.
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A Collecting Comeback
I want them all. I want to catch them all. I want to collect them all. Sometimes, it just feels good to be a kid again. My collecting itch went into hibernation but re-emerged with a vengeance.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Hard Target (or How I Miss 90’s Action Movies)
Hard Target is quintessential 90’s action cinema. It has recognizable stars, including a household action name in Van Damme, a simple yet against-the-odds plot, and hyperbolic hand-to-hand and firearm combat. There’s also Wilford “Quaker Oats” Brimley, which if you knew nothing else about the film, would make Hard Target an intriguing watch.
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A Completely Personally Biased Holiday Movie Top 5
Movies set during the holiday season monopolize my entertainment from Thanksgiving evening through December 25th. I appreciate new entries into the holiday movie genre, but I have my trusty go-to films that get watched and rewatched an obscene amount during the season. These are my top five holiday movies ranked by a preference rooted in…
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Scary Morning Cinema: Alien and Event Horizon
In my recent viewing of two space horror movies, Alien being one, I was more aware of Alien’s influence on the sci-fi genre. I’ve always been aware of cinematic elements that look like Alien, but now, they really jumped off the screen.
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Slasher Morning Cinema: Friday the 13th Parts 1 and 2
For whatever reason, I’m drawn to the Friday the 13th movies. As the series progresses, the ridiculousness becomes nearly too much to watch, but the first couple entries are gold, tarnished gold.
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Backlog BBQ: Until Dawn
Picture this: you are a young adult heading with friends to a secluded mountain, in the dead of winter, to spend what is supposed to be a fun getaway weekend a at a friend’s family cabin. This weekend, however, has some serious I Know What You Did Last Summer vibes.
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Saturday Morning Cinema: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Legends of the Wild West, those individuals who fueled the mystique of horse-riding gangs robbing banks and trains, or getting in shootouts with posses, make for great storytelling. Those on the wrong side of the law are viewed as masters of the outlaw lifestyle who only meet their end after betrayal or at the hands…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs
Watching this movie is like jumping into deep water. You may be a capable swimmer, confident in your abilities, but the watery blackness below hides many terrors. The first plunge into that unknown pushes you beyond your comfort zone.
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Word Tales: Xiphoid
Most famous for its use as an adjective in medical terminology with the “xiphoid process”, the word appropriate for common usage.
