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Writer: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell Paul Lander is a TV comedy writer, award-winning columnist and producer. His humor pieces have appeared in MAD, American Bystander, Weekly Humorist, McSweeneys, National Lampoon, Robot Butt, Little Old Lady Blog, Humor... More »
1. Kill Supervillains We could pretty much just stop there; the rest, as they say, is commentary. But having already attempted this as a two-word edict—with no discernible effect whatsoever—we felt that going with a more comprehensive Advisory would be a... More »
The Nightmare Before Christmas Dismayed by his townspeople, Jack wanders away from them. He should have kept going, because he stumbles upon an obsession for the “happy feelings” of Christmas. This almost gets him killed. It proves that chasing happiness i... More »
By David Toussaint 14 February 2015 Every year the Oscar nominations are announced and with it a snub so reprehensible it outshines any good the awards might attempt to celebrate. This time around we’ve witnessed an oversight so blatantly political and bigot... More »
Review By Dan Geddes Uma Thurman …. The Bride/Black Mamba David Carradine …. Bill (Snake Charmer) Michael Madsen …. Budd (Sidewinder) Daryl Hannah …. Elle Driver (California Mountain Snake) Chia Hui Liu …. Johnny Mo/Pai Mei (as Go... More »
By Dan Geddes Movie actors have enormous impact on mass society. They are some of the most influential personalities whom we admire and even model our behavior after. In this sense, marquee movie actors have become heroes in our time. Millions of people consci... More »
Review by Dan Geddes Cast Jeff Bridges … Jeffrey Lebowski – The Dude John Goodman … Walter Sobchak Julianne Moore … Maude Lebowski Steve Buscemi … Theodore Donald ‘Donny’ Kerabatsos David Huddleston … Jeffrey Leb... More »
Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker Directed by Paul Mazursky Review by Dan Geddes Summary: This funny, sexy comedy shows the limits of sexual freedom. Note: This review contains spoilers. What do contemporary viewers make of Bob & Carol & Ted &a... More »
Review By Dan Geddes See also reviews of Kill Bill and Kill Bill 2 and also Tarantino satires: Harder and Scent of a Banknote. Directed by Quentin Tarantino Written by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary Cast Tim Roth…. Pumpkin (Ringo) Amanda PlummerR... More »