Monthly Archives: September 2011
Link Dump: #46
This week’s kitty is from the ’80s horror classic Night of the Creeps, which gave us Tom Atkins as a zombie-killing cop with an unforgettable catchphrase (“Thrill me”). If you’ve seen the movie—or, really, any horror movie—you know that misfortune … Continue reading
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One Against All
By Andreas Two very different movies, a western and a film noir, blossomed from the paranoia of the early 1950s with identical scenarios. In each film, a lone lawman sees an Absolute Evil that he’s morally compelled to fight. (In … Continue reading
Extremely Loud and Incredibly FAQ
By Andreas So. You’ve just watched the trailer for Stephen Daldry’s film adaptation of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. You’re confused, and perhaps a little curious. “Why does that title have so many adverbs?” you wonder aloud. “And can my … Continue reading
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Things That Confuse and Anger Me About The Harry Potter Series: Half-Blood Prince Part 1
So, we are slowly but surely reaching the end point of this project of mine. Rereading this book was a much more pleasant experience than rereading Order of the Phoenix, obvs, but I still had quite a few problems with … Continue reading
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Things That Confuse and Anger Me About The Harry Potter Series: Order of the Phoenix Part 3
So, here it is, finally. The end of my massive criticism of OotP! Enjoy! 1. “Young people are so infernally convinced that they are absolutely right about everything. Has it not occurred to you, my poor puffed-up popinjay, that there … Continue reading
Filed under Literature
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