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What is, Meh to the Max?

What is, Meh to the Max?

This was one of those movies where the acting was above what the movie provided. I don't know if it was the story alone, or the poor plot edits (lots of, wait did I miss something?), or the reinterpretation of the movie from its 1955 counterpart. I don't know. I feel...

Tea with a Spoon of the Delusion of Fascism

Tea with a Spoon of the Delusion of Fascism

Ok, first thing first. The leads in this film are some of the most epic actors of our time. The critics didn't like it much, unlees they were looking at it from a 60 european art cinema lens. I feel like this movie has a European/French-Film narative to it that is...

Pay it somewhere

The anti-hero was nothing new in 1999. And honestly, neither was this movie. It is based off a book written in 1962 called The Hunter. It was the second movie to be adapted from it. The first being Point Blank in 1967. This movie felt. It felt. I don't know. Forced? I...

It wasn’t so much an affair

Ok, this movie. I thought I rememebr this movie. I didn't. I rememebred the poster. I remembered Rene Russo often having powerful female roles. I remeber Pierce Brosnan being Bond and always getting that suave lead role. This was a bizzarely appropriate first movie...

Lost Voyages 402 A Galaxy Through the Stars

Lost Voyages 402 A Galaxy Through the Stars

A STAR TREK ADVENTURES Roleplaying Game. Captian's Log Stardate: 50551.2 Sometimes being here is a blessing/curse. Pick one. The Cardassian Union has officially joined the Dominion. While we are very far away from the Alpha Quadrant, decisions there are affecting us....

Lost Voyages 401 Age of Fendor

Lost Voyages 401 Age of Fendor

A STAR TREK ADVENTURES Roleplaying Game. Chief Operations Officer’s Log Stardate: 50536.4 The threat of hostilities with the Dominion has shifted the priorities of the Federation in the Alpha Quadrant. Starfleet is reallocating resources away from science and more...

Phoenix Extravagant: Painting Outside the Lines

Phoenix Extravagant: Painting Outside the Lines

I did find the pacing of the story to be a bit slow at times, and while the complex and nuanced portrayal of colonialism and cultural identity makes for a compelling and thought-provoking read, it took me more to get into this book than some others I have read. I...