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  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Minority Report

    Saturday Morning Cinema: Minority Report

    Science fiction is a great genre for bombastic social commentary. You can take a singular topic and make a whole world revolve around it. Then, because sci-fi wraps everything in a neat package, the consumers get the thought provoking insights without even realizing it. When Minority Report first came out in 2002, all I saw…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: The Great Outdoors

    Saturday Morning Cinema: The Great Outdoors

    The Great Outdoors is peak 80’s comedy starring some of the decade’s best. It’s perfect for a Saturday watch when you just need to smile.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Toy Story 3

    Saturday Morning Cinema: Toy Story 3

    With a recent viewing of Toy Story 3, I realized how brutal of a film it is and how the Toy Story films are more than toys getting into mischief and landing in the toy box of the next worthy child.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Tremors

    Saturday Morning Cinema: Tremors

    It’s like The Floor Is Lava coupled with a “there’s something in the water” vibe. Ending up in the lava is bad, but if it doesn’t get you, something in the lava will eventually eat you and finish the job. Sounds delightful, right? If you’re only watching a fictitious tale and not actually living it,…

  • Morning Coffee: No Way 4K

    Morning Coffee: No Way 4K

    As a collector myself, I’ve picked up my share of 4K blu-rays for both new releases and upgrades of old titles re-released in 4K. Perhaps stupidly, I continue buying 4K because I want to maximize my viewing experience, ensuring I’m getting the best picture with optimized sound, yet I really could not tell you I’m…

  • Morning Coffee: The Broadcast Movie Trap

    Morning Coffee: The Broadcast Movie Trap

    Have you ever been channel surfing and come across a movie you enjoy, so you start watching it and sitting through the commercials despite having a copy you can watch from the beginning uninterrupted? This affliction has impacted me, many times.

  • Movies I Like Ep. 5: Jurassic Park

    Movies I Like Ep. 5: Jurassic Park

    Hey, here’s a movie that I like…Jurassic Park is a 1993 adventure movie based on the Michael Crichton novel of the same name. The film brought dinosaurs to life like audiences had never seen before and spawned multi-decade blockbuster franchise. The original will forever hold a special place in my heart for the memories it…

  • Morning Coffee: Tremors

    Morning Coffee: Tremors

    The original Tremors is a classic. Tremors 2 is not a classic, but it is memorable. I was unaware, however, that something else lurks beneath the surface.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

    Saturday Morning Cinema: 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

    3:10 to Yuma exists in what is now a rare genre. The 2007’s version provides a great watch for a modern western. My first viewing, however, did not leave me with that sentiment.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Cabaret

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Cabaret

    Cabaret is a musical, but it does not play out like a musical. With complext emotional themes and an inherent darkness, Cabaret is a surprising watch and a worthy entry on AFI’s all-time list.