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Chain Reaction

A Big Bomb Chicago residents who were disappointed that our city was destroyed off-screen in Independence Day can find some consolation in this new Andrew Davis thriller, in which a big chunk of the south side is flattened by an … Continue reading

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Independence Day

Fireworks from Space Nearly every country in the world seems to have some kind of independence day holiday, and they all celebrate the same way – by blowing up stuff real good! It’s some kind of shared tension/release effect that … Continue reading

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Hai Kiba! I’m one of those who hated this show – until I actually saw it. If you haven’t sampled it on cable (or the cut-down syndie version), here’s your chance to see the funniest show on TV – in … Continue reading

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Mission: Impossible

Self-destructs The TV show followed a strict formula: every week, the Impossible Mission Force pulled off some outrageously contrived sting operation against the evil dictator of a small third world country. No soap, just pure plot, with a solid ensemble … Continue reading

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From Dusk Till Dawn

Another Kind of Pulp Fiction For the movies, the single most important individual of the ’90s is Quentin Tarantino. A few years ago, nobody had heard of him. But the success of the two features Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction have … Continue reading

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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Max Headroom Comes Home In 1975, the Stephen King short story “Lawnmower Man” was published. An exercise in surrealism, it concerned an enormously fat groundsman for hire, who would trim lawns by stripping naked, getting down on all fours, and … Continue reading

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GoldenEye

Bond is back – 007 strikes Gold again In the 1960s, James Bond movies represented the height of hipness and sophistication in pop entertainment. Sean Connery’s portrayal of Ian Fleming’s super secret agent appealed to just about everybody. Men wanted … Continue reading

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Judge Dredd

Not the People’s Court This movie is based on a British comic-book that started before a lot of you were born, so I’m sick of hearing about how it’s so “derivative”. The concepts, look and character have influenced Road Warrior, Bladerunner, … Continue reading

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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

What Went Wrong? Guest Review by Mike Flores Way back in 1931, Universal movie moguls gathered together to decide who would play the monster in the film Frankenstein. By deciding to choose a relative unknown, they passed up publicity that such … Continue reading

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