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Author Archives: Trevor Whitecliff
Ron Effing Swanson inspired Fan Art
Greatest. Thing. Ever. Wanted to provide a link to Ron Swanson fan art on funny or die, which I found via Huffington Post. I’m not surprised these exist and I’d bet that many pieces of Swanson inspired craziness are out there. I’m … Continue reading
Dean Koontz’s Odd Thomas
Like I wrote previously, Dean Koontz has a formula that serves his talents and his readers very well. If you’ve read a Koontz book, you’ve read them all, in a sense, but that’s a good thing and has kept me … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies
Tagged Anton Yelchin, Dean Koontz, Forever Odd, Odd Thomas, Pico Mundo, Stephen Sommers, Willem Defoe
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What was the most influential movie of the 90’s?
Note: Defining the most influential movie of the 90’s is not a science. It is just opinion. The only criteria I came up with was that the movie could have influenced the decade, or beyond, or both. The influence could … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movies, Television
Tagged Brad Pitt, David Fincher. Jurassic PArk, Inglorious Basterds, James Cameron, Jar-Jar Binks, Jeff Goldblum, John Doe, Kevin Spacey, Morgan Freeman, Pixar, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Se7en, Star Wars, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Terminator 2, The Phantom Menace, Toy Story, Up, WALL-E
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Birds of War! Or, my son is making freedom free by dressing like a chicken and wrestling Rowdy Roddy Piper
The one thing that “It’s Always Sunny…” does better than any other show that I’ve come across is shine a mega-watt spotlight on the kind of jingoistic flag waving and patriotism that we’re guilty of in this country. They usually … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Sports, Television
Tagged Andre The Giant, Birds of War, Charley, Dennis, Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mac, Mickey Rourke, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Sweet Dee, taliban, The Wrestler, Wrestling
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Captain America is gonna go all Greatest Generation on your ass
I saw this two weeks ago and I’ve wanted to write my thoughts but the truth is, I don’t think I could bring any new observations, at least not better than The Incredible Hulk, who is now a film critic. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Captain America, Chris Evans, Drew McWeeny, Hitfix, Howard Stark, Hulk Film Crit, Marvel, The Avengers, Thor, Tommy Lee Jones
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Watch: Trailer for “The Thing” gets my hopes up
I’ve been meaning to write something about not only this year’s forthcoming prequel, but also my unabashed love for Carpenter’s classic, for quite some time. I’ve been sidetracked, but quite honestly, I’m not sure what I could say that hasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged horror, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, The Thing
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My Koontz, so far (Part 1)
I have just finished “The Husband” and will start “Cold Fire” today or tomorrow. After that I’m stepping away from Dean Koontz for a while because I’ve read a dozen or so of his books since I first happened upon … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged books, Dean Koontz, Golden Retrievers, horror, sci-fi, Shawdow Fires, Stephen King, Strangers, The Bad Place, The Husband, Watchers
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Hide yo kids, hide yo wife … cuz Kevin Bacon is rapin’ everybody out here!
There’s a strong possibility that if you are co-starring in a movie with Kevin Bacon, you will be raped, beaten, robbed, pimped out, made addicted to drugs or emotionally abused in some fashion by the guy. Hell, he may even … Continue reading
Is it time to re-examine Alien 3?
With the release of Prometheus next year, I felt it was time to re-examine the merits and failures of Alien 3, which has to be one of the most hated and confusing sequels to a big time sci-fi series. Actually, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien, Alien 3, Aliens, Charles S. Dutton, David Fincher, James Cameron, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Walter Hill
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Watch: Best. Fan. Ever.
This has to be the greatest fan attempt at a home run ball ever. Any time you’re feeling a little down, I highly recc this clip. Everything about it is crazy, from the dive, to what the dude is wearing, … Continue reading