Tubi Thursday: Mimesis- Nosferatu (2018)
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by Alec Pridgen
3d ago
 I had Bob pick a letter- he chose M.  That gave me an excuse to review the 2018 Sequel to a 2011 Film I covered in 20132011 Film I covered in 2013. Like with Fear of Clowns 2, I was in no rush. A Cold Open has a woman- Kristy Swanson- is worried about her young son being obsessed with the 1922 Film Nosferatu. Sure- why not?!? He shaves his head, puts his fangs in and kills her! Some vague amount of time later, we see Lance Henriksen talk menacingly.  More on that later. At Harker University (get it?), a young woman wants to be Mina in the School Play- Dracula, duh- and not ..read more
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Immediate Response: Furiosa- A Mad Max Saga
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by Alec Pridgen
4d ago
 A few days late on this one, but I made the time. Should you? The Good * The Film has all of the great style, details and world-building you expect from a Mad Max Film. * The Actresses playing Furiosa (since de-aging Charlize Theron would have been distracting) do a great job.  Anya Taylor-Joy is the main one and she's great at portraying so much with so little dialog. * Chris Hemsworth is great (again) as a Villain.  His Dementus is pure charismatic chaos.  I really want to see more of him. * A bunch of new Characters make the established world of Fury Road feel even mor ..read more
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My Crazy Youth: The Time That H.G. Wells Wouldn't Let 'Lois & Clark' Consummate Their Marriage
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by Alec Pridgen
5d ago
 I spent a whole $1 on this DVD set, so let's get some content out of it! Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was the first Superman program I saw- for better or worse. Thankfully, the Animated Series came out soon after to amp things up. So, this is Season 4 (aka the Final Season), so let's pick out a good Episode. This one has H.G. Wells...and a Sorcerer?  I'm in! In 'Soul Mates,' the duo are finally married (after many delays) and now they are ready for a Super Honeymoon.  What could go wrong? If you guessed 'H.G. Wells shows up,' then you...probably read the T ..read more
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Is It Bad?: Waterworld (1995)
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 With Mr. Costner in the News these days for his Big Budget Western Opus costing lots of money, let's look at his most famous example of that from 29 years ago. Waterworld. It cost LOTS of money. It was a troubled production. Its Star took over as Director. When people point to 'Films that cost too much money to make,' this is always the example. Is it bad though? Pro: The Film has a unique feel with its World covered almost entirely in Water. Nobody has tried this since, at least not without heavy use of CGI to avoid actual water. Con: Kevin Costner's Mariner is just Mad Max. I mean ..read more
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Streaming Standard: Madame Web (2024)
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 A Film derided (in advance) by many.  It didn't do well in Theaters.  It is now on Netflix. Let's see if this lives up to the non-hype... In the 1970s, a man betrays a pregnant Scientist in the Amazon.  She is saved by strange people and gives birth to a child. In 2003, she's an EMT in NYC who doesn't want to really get close to people. She has a near death experience and starts getting visions of the future at key events. She's convinced that she can't help people with this...until she sees otherwise. This leads to her helping out a trio of young ladies targeted by a ..read more
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Tubi Thursday: Teenage Caveman (1958)
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 The late Roger Corman made so many Films as both a Director and Producer that I've yet to see them all. Well, I wanted a quick Film to squeeze into my Schedule, so let's check out... A young man- Robert Vaughn, who is 26- lives in a Tribe with a bunch of Cavemen (and Women). However, he's questioning all of the rules. Don't go past this place?  Why not? Don't explore?  Why not? Buy a second shoulder strap or just abandon this top?  Why?!? This puts him into conflict with his Parents- he's a Nepo Caveman Baby TBF- and some of the other Cavemen. He 'breaks the law' by e ..read more
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King Me: Stephen King's The Stand (Part 2)
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 All plans to do this in 4 days like how the Mini-Series ran pretty much ended by the next morning. That said, let's keep looking at the Mini-Series with Part 2. To keep up, see the first part the first part here. Part 2- The Dreams is all about two things. Introducing New People to our Cast and moving said People to a new location. That's pretty much it. So, we get Molly Ringwald leaving home (after Scrubs Dad died) with Definitely Not Her Boyfriend. The Rock Star goes to New York City (after his Mom died) to see the Waitress we met once. Instead, he meets Laura San Giacomo (an upgrad ..read more
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Shudder-day: Alligator 2- The Mutation (1991)
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 If you'd asked me last week if I'd watched this Film, I would have sworn that the answer was 'Yes.' However, I couldn't find any Review I wrote for it, so let's check out... It's 1991 in Los Angeles.  Nothing could go wrong. A famous Cop- nicknamed Solo Lobo by the people- is your usual 'I don't play by the rules' kind of guy. He's what you would get if you cast Joe Flaherty as Dirty Harry and then had a Comedian rewrite his dialog. He gets involved when a bunch of mysterious disappearances and later deaths occur. As luck would have it, his Wife- Dee Wallace- is a Chemist who c ..read more
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Tubi Thursday: Killer Shark (2021)
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 After watching the Documentary on Sharksploitation, I thought 'Why not watch one?' I remember how I watched a ton of those cheap, Chinese CGI Monster Films. They made a Shark one (or 12). Here's one... After a Syfy Channel Opening, we get a bunch of random people meeting up. Do you care if one used to date? Do you care if one is dating now? What if one was a gold digger? No? This one is pretty low-budget, so bear the following in mind... The happy Couple are playing while she steers.   She takes a 10 cm right turn, hits a reef and the boat flips over...off-camera. Sigh ..read more
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King Me: Stephen King's The Stand (1994) *Part 1*
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by Alec Pridgen
1w ago
 We just passed the 30th anniversary of this airing on ABC.  10-year-old me was DEFINITELY not allowed to see it then. So, what is 1994's The Stand?  Well, it was one of King's more epic tales and locked in some form of developmental hell for around a Decade before this came out.  Many great names- like George A. Romero and Dario Argento! - were approached/attached and many Studios had a say in the matter. This finally came out as a 4-Part Mini-Series that aired from May 8th to May 12th. Many names of note are here from Kathy Bates to Ed Harris to Rob Lowe and Gary Sinise ..read more
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