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Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying

Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying

Details:Directed by Stanley KubrickWritten by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter GeorgeBased on the book Red Alert by Peter GeorgeMusic by Laurie Johnson Cast:Peter SellersSlim PickensTracy ReedGeorge C. ScottKeenan WynnSterling HaydenBudget: $1.8 millionBox office: $9.4 million There are few movies that one HAS to see. Dr. Strangelove is at the

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Metropolis (1927) Review

Metropolis (1927) Review

Details:Directed by: Fritz LangWritten by:Thea von HarbouFritz LangCast:Alfred AbelBrigitte HelmGustav FrohlichRudolf Klein-RoggeMusic by Gottfried HuppertzReleased: 1927 Breakdown:  The future is glorious and filled with fun and idle play unless you are a worker. In the megacity of Metropolis, equality is non-existent. On the surface, the wealthy elite spends their time

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Creepshow: The man in the Suitcase

Creepshow: The man in the Suitcase

Season 1, Episode 3 Season one, episode three starts with a spine-tingling story of revenge and ends with a shocking twist of greed. The man in the Suitcase begins in an airport where we meet Justin (Will Kindrachuk). Justin is having a hard time. His girlfriend just left him, and thanks to some

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Creepshow: All Hallows Eve

Creepshow: All Hallows Eve

Season 1, Episode 3 Halloween is full of mischief and mayhem all around the country, but for one small town it is more than just tricks they are given.   The episode starts in true Creepshow fashion, with the Creep. While carving a pumpkin with Night of the Living Dead playing in the background, the doorbell

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Tales from The Crypt: Season 1, Episode 2

Tales from The Crypt: Season 1, Episode 2

Season 1, Episode 2: “And All Through the House”   Holiday specials are an important part of any television show, and Tales from The Crypt was no different. Unless of course you count a maniac Santa trying to murder you different. When TFTC does a holiday special, you know they do it right.   The

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Jeanne d’Arc Review

Jeanne d’Arc Review

Break Down:  Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc) takes place in the village of Domrémy in France. A young woman who lives in the town named Joan is visited by three various saints, Saint Michael, Saint Catherine, and Saint Margaret. These saints tell her she needs to fight for her country. She decides to listen

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Battleship Potemkin: Changing Cinema

Battleship Potemkin: Changing Cinema

Any film buff who has studied film, or even gone to film school has watched Battleship Potemkin. Even though it was made almost 100 years ago, it serves as a reminder of what dedication, passion and hard work can do.   Battleship Potemkin was released as a Soviet silent film in 1925.

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WandaVision Episode 2 Review

WandaVision Episode 2 Review

If you look online you are likely to see a lot of hate for the new Disney+ show, WandaVision. Critics claim the show is a slow start and such a divergent from the Marvel cinematic universe they are used to. This may be true, but it does not take mean

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The Stand Episode 2 Review

The Stand Episode 2 Review

CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen Kings The Stand is continuing the slow burn of episode one. The story has so many interesting characters, some of kings best actually, that introducing these characters only a few at a time is a smart way to allow an audience to form a specific emotional response

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The Stand: Episode 1 Review 

The Stand: Episode 1 Review 

CBS ALL Access released the new take on Stephen King’s epic novel The Stand in December 2020.  The show aired when humanity knew better than ever what effects a pandemic can have. The Stand’s first episode, “The End,” sets the setting for a world far too familiar.  Fans of the novel may

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