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Default Disney: Fantasia (1940)

1940 was an interesting year in the history of the Disney Studio. It saw the release of two full-length animated films (Pinocchio and Fantasia),...
Song of the South

Default Disney: Song of the South (1946)

Song of the South. Never has there been a more vilified or controversial film in the Disney canon but is there any truth in these accusations?
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The Mummy (2017)

THE MUMMY - Universal's inaugural entry in their proposed Dark Universe series, is an action/horror hybrid that commits the worst sin against both genres...
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 concludes the four part series in epic fashion with spectacular set pieces that up the ante from the previous...
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007 on the 7th: From Russia with Love (1963)

Two films into the official James Bond series and I've already hit my favorite and what I consider to be the best film in...
Plane Crazy

Default Disney: “Plane Crazy” (1929)

"Plane Crazy," although released as the fourth Mickey Mouse cartoon in 1929, was actually Mickey's original cartoon debut. Initially designed as a silent cartoon,...
War of the Roses

The War of the Roses (1989)

The War of the Roses is a black comedy that achieves something of an incredible feat. In a film starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner,...
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The Circle (2017)

At the beginning of THE CIRCLE, Emma Watson's character is asked what she is most scared of. Her answer: "unfulfilled potential." No two words could best...

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Heavily inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, Kong: Skull Island is a hackneyed journey into the heart of mediocrity with enough fiery...
Rogue One

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Rogue One, the eighth entry in the live-action Star Wars feature series, and the first stand-alone anthology "Star Wars Story," is the prequel fans didn't...

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Would Christina Ricci have played a good Claudia in Anne Rice's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES (1994) in lieu of Kirsten Dunst?
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Brisco County Jr. finds himself wanted for murder in Episode 12, "Crystal Hawks." Desperately trying to clear his name, Brisco has to contend with...
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Is THE THREE CABALLEROS (1944) Disney’s Trippiest Movie?

Flying donkeys, half woman/half horse hybrids, dancing men that turn into cockfighting roosters, and the birth of Jesus! It can only be THE THREE CABALLEROS
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“Deep in the Heart of Dixie” 1×11 | Brisco County Jr. Reviews

The chase is on “Deep in the Heart of Dixie!” Episode 11 finds Brisco’s on-and-off again flame Dixie Cousins in possession of an incriminating record...