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  • Saturday Morning Cinema – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    Saturday Morning Cinema – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

    God forgot to bless this part of Texas. About a 6-minute read The inescapable heat invaded every corner – there was no escaping its oppression. The passing breeze offered no solace, only bringing more warmth to assault the teens as they wearily stumbled through brambles and the occasional husk of abandoned machinery. Their world had…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Sleepy Hollow

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Sleepy Hollow

    Sleepy Hollow kicks off my 2025 spooky season viewing as I let Tim Burton whisk me away to a well-crafted world with unique characters that makes the most of the Headless Horseman legend. What makes Sleepy Hollow such an engrossing watch? It’s the things Tim Burton is so good at.

  • A Completely Personally Biased Holiday Movie Top 5

    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…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    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…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs

    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.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: In the Heat of the Night

    Saturday Morning Cinema: In the Heat of the Night

    There is cultural significance to a movie like this, because it holds up a mirror and lets us all know there is endless opportunity to be better.