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Morality Movie Monday – Twin Peaks: fire walk with me

Posted on November 14, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

True, it’s Tuesday, but we watched this last night, finally. And before I get to the thoughts about it: The song is created by Marjen, my dear Hubs, called “Waldo the Bird is Dead” — part of a “Prequel of … Continue reading →

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Read the book, see the movie: Ender’s Game

Posted on July 8, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

I haven’t been one of those “MUST SEE OPENING WEEKEND” people for years. Now I’m a “I want to see it but I’m not wasting my money on it” kind of person. It’s truly a FSM-send that my library spends … Continue reading →

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Banned Book Club – 1984

Posted on October 14, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Before I get into that, a bit of personal housekeeping. The poetry I posted earlier today was written in response to some emotional turmoil I went through this past year. Longtime readers may recall mention of someone only ever referred … Continue reading →

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Saw “Let Me In” yesterday

Posted on October 17, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I wrote a little about the movie that inspired it when it came out last year. I think this new English version is an adequate remake but it fell apart for me every time they resorted to very shitty CG … Continue reading →

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Morality Movie Monday – Tommy

Posted on September 6, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

Touch me, heal me, feel me, see me.. see me wonder what the hell was up with Tommy. From a film perspective, the story telling is shite. But the point of the thing is not to tell a story so … Continue reading →

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I don’t want to say anything bad about Scott Pilgrim but…

Posted on August 15, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I’m gonna have to. Let me assure you that otherwise, the film is epically awesome and awesomely epic but I really got bugged by this which I put under the cut.

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Morality Movie Monday – Inception

Posted on August 9, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

Before I get to that film, I want to write about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Regular readers should be well aware of my addiction to that program by now, so really, of course I’ll find a way to bring it … Continue reading →

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I missed Morality movie night. How Despicable of me

Posted on July 27, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

So, in apology, I offer a feminist take on Despicable Me, which is likely better than I would have written in terms of that movie which I did see this past weekend. If you haven’t seen it yet, read this … Continue reading →

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Cracked offers up 6 hated great novels

Posted on July 25, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I love Cracked. It’s a superb website for shit like this. Me being such a book nerd, of course I have to go through this list myself. These are all classic books that were not well received when first published. … Continue reading →

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Quoteable book reader

Posted on March 13, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

Inside Higher Ed has a link to an L.A. Times article about a recently released list of professor-chosen 40 bad books via 10 pages worth of PDF for those who want eye strain. Twilight does not get a mention, but … Continue reading →

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