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Plot: A teen with a computer conviction and his hacker cohorts seek to stop a the heinous agenda of a corporate hacker that will cause and ecological disaster that they've already been blamed for

Thoughts: This was one of the those movies that seemed to play all the time on Starz or Encore in the early 00's when I was in my teens. I wouldn't call it "transformative" to my soul, but man, was it cool. The first scene I ever saw was Johnny Lee Millar's character "Dade" hacking into the local TV Station and being confronted by "Acid Burn" while "Voodoo People" by Prodigy played. Easily one of my favorite films

HACK THE PLANET!!

Even as someone who's more of a Simpsons guy, I got to admit, South Park nailed their movie better.

I think this is the movie that held up the least for me upon rewatching. People love this one, and I thought I understood why at first, but the second time I saw it, I felt very different. The acting is terrible, the plot is absurd, it’s low-budget as fuck (which isn’t inherently negative, but it *feels* low-budget), and I have another complaint, but it’s a spoiler. Like I said though, people seem to really enjoy this, so I’m the outlier here. That’s why I’m recommending it—not because I like it, but because you probably will. It is a movie that unravels, and even though I think the twist is ridiculous, it’s still not my place to spoil anything. Give it a shot; it’s a quick 87 minutes, and I’ll give it credit for being unique. Trailer below.

Halloween... 💯❤️🔥💨

Some weeks, I struggle to find fun-bad movies for you folks. I feel like a bad dad. Not this week, though. This week, I’m thrilled with the things I’ve found. This one is very unintentionally hilarious. It bills itself as a comedy/parody, but I think it’s a comedy in the same way that a person might be telling bad jokes, and the audience is laughing—not at the jokes, but at the fact that the person has unknowingly shat themselves. It’s winking at the camera, but doesn’t know how to wink. I was really amused by the dialogue and general nonsense this movie provided from moment one. Also, a lot of the trivia for this consists of the filmmakers wanting to make sure you get their clever title. He’s “made” in Chinatown—like how someone in the mafia can become a “made man”, and also a play on “made in China”. Get it??? GET IT???? Trailer below.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/9Hf-3pPkRwY?feature=shared you want Osmosis? You got Osmosis.

Inside the body of unhealthy zoo keeper Frank a white blood cell cop (voice of Chris Rock)must team up with a cold pill (voice of David Hyde Pierce) when Frank eats a dirty egg and becomes infected with a deadly virus intent on killing him.

Written and directed by the Farrelly Brothers and animated by Warner Bros Studios. Originally rated PG13 due to too much "crude bodily humor" (their words not mine) and reedited to be more family friendly. Made with a $70 million budget it only made $14 million while in theatres making it a bomb.

Frank: https://youtu.be/r-8rPk1-kPs?si=yBYprGMFF2G4PSrG

Jones: https://youtu.be/CU7-qLo7GPo?si=wOgGF47RM85d9r6d

Drix: https://youtu.be/v1qPkORlIf8?si=7t04ox0eYQMbL4ZF

Thrax: https://youtu.be/FnPOuK9RHH0?si=FKwDXwPEF2AhrfVA

Mayor Phlemming: https://youtu.be/3UcS993cQqE?si=Fj3LCtdiVEgaAqVG Voiced by William Shatner.

Nostalgia Critic: https://youtu.be/ybJZRxZrJSY?si=7y\_GyTG3\_aWVT0IR

Doctor reacts: https://youtu.be/phMNlOwjNOw?si=M-aksNDfiOdyXz9S

Ozzy and Drix cartoon: https://youtu.be/ZT4Mv3n2wbk?si=AMJWgH7KKTEP2NlW

I got into comics late. They weren’t really on my radar as a kid because I didn’t have anywhere near me that carried them—otherwise, I have to believe I would have been obsessed. It wasn’t until my 30s when I started diving in, and I was immediately hooked. They combine great stories and ideas with interesting artwork while letting the reader fill in some gaps. I’ve always gravitated towards “underground” or lesser-known art scenes, and I actually saw this documentary about 5-6 years prior, so I had some knowledge and interest in Robert Crumb and the alt/underground/“comix” scene already. What a goddamn strange documentary this is. It can be summed up by saying “you really don’t understand what goes on in other people’s homes”. Check the content warnings on this (mostly sexual talk/images, but also serious mental health stuff), but this is a fascinating watch, and gives insight into a legendary—albeit flawed—individual within the alt comix scene. Trailer below.

Trailer: https://youtu.be/Kx0ApCyC\_cg?si=pNyWernbxlYzC1ZO

Danny Madigan is a fan of the Jack Slater action movies. After being gifted a golden ticket by his mysterious theater projectionist friend Danny is magically transported into a hyper-exaggerated action movie universe where good guys have infinite ammo, the women are all supermodels, cars explode instantly, and bad guys miss every shot and always lose. When evil bad guy Benedict steals the magic ticket and escapes into the real world Danny and Jack must stop him before he uses the ticket to release villains from other movies.

Apparently Arnold Schwarzenegger is ashamed of this movie and doesn't like talking about it if it's brought up in interviews which is a shame because this is one of my favourite Schwarzenegger movies. It was marketed as a generic Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie and instead people got a kid adventure action movie parody. Released one week after Jurassic Park which would dominate that summer and change movie history.

Arnold's biggest flop: https://youtu.be/OylJSOLF8K8?si=0en24raFu66NZhP4

Nostalgia Critic: https://youtu.be/79XO6G2uVUI?si=x26aUEVFwrxUobQo

Jack Slater: https://youtu.be/iPm5EgspoRA?si=AnnFuk00-ItB3YQE

Ice cream kill: https://youtu.be/J3\_G1moRbWA?si=OEbGZYGmBKPPAu97

Sharon Stone and Robert Patrick cameo: https://youtu.be/Zs-iNAak1yU?si=COBZvDIhLKxy8EyM

Mr. Benedict: https://youtu.be/e3g8GHkxppI?si=dhvK4rWM74JIKdhn

Video store: https://youtu.be/G6PBhdM9Ftg?si=fVtWvtLfT48TeTQg

Siskel and Ebert review: https://youtu.be/TCbFXs\_H-H8?si=wgL4gw8aTWGLzdGg

I have an odd relationship with this movie in present-day. On one hand, it’s incredibly dated, racist, misogynistic, exploitative, trashy, and offensive, and had I seen it more recently, it would not even be in this discussion at all. On the other hand, this movie was the centerpiece of what was a summertime Encore Channel lineup that, for me, was a formative part of my journey with film, and is a huge reason why I sought out other B-movies/cult classics. The film is a collection of sketches that range from ridiculously funny to straight up problematic and horrible. I can’t imagine seeing this with fresh eyes in today’s world for the first time, and it in now way is any indicator of the things I support or believe in, but it is an interesting piece of trashy pop culture history that may have its only modern equivalent in something like Movie 43 (which I have never seen). I can’t really even say this is a recommendation. It’s an acknowledgment, maybe? Trailer below, film at 11.

One of my favorite detective films I’ve watched with some a couple of twists that really catch you off guard. Great 80’s cop flick. So cool to see a young William Dafoe in such a suave roll

If you’ve ever wanted a thriller with biting dialogue, sexual tension, and the blocking and lighting of “12 Angry Men”, this is the movie for you. It’s like a Jeeves and Wooster story if they were both assholes who had oddly homoerotic tension. 

The film follows Barrett, a recently hired servant for the upperclass Tony. As the film progresses, tensions boil over between them, Barrett’s sister Vera, and Tony’s girlfriend Susan.

What’s immediately striking about the film is the acting, the dialogue, and the camerawork. The four leads, Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Sarah Miles, and Wendy Craig are all fantastic. The dialogue is also brilliant, with the film being written by accomplished British playwright Harold Pinter. Even though the film was based on a book, it feels like it was based on a stage play, with its limited locations and focus on human drama. The cinematography is also incredible, thanks to future Spielberg collaborator Douglas Slocombe taking advantage of uncanny black and white images. There’s a semi-long shot near two thirds of the way through which builds so much tension in about a minute that you feel glued to the screen. 

It’s a film that feels like it was made five years early, like a missing link between old Hollywood (or whatever the equivalent was in England) and the New Hollywood era. The director Joseph Losey (who had been blacklisted in America by McCarthyism) gives us a film about class conflict, high-ish society, and sex. That’s another thing I want to add, this had to have been one of the most sexual films your average moviegoer might’ve seen outside of straight pornography. There’s also a scene where a character says “fucking bitch” and it caught me off-guard since I had never heard that said in a movie from 1963. 

Go give this a watch and you’ll be sunk into a psycho-sexual thriller with the plot of a comedy of manners. While watching it, I felt like Emerald Fennell must’ve taken cues on the film before she made “Saltburn”. Sure enough she cited this film as an inspiration, saying it had an "undeniable erotic power” relying on violence caused by upending the status quo. 

Trailer: https://youtu.be/RGV-cTSr6zg?si=FUkBEPv0lVCgyWS3

Police are investigating a disturbance at Granny's house and arrest Red Riding Hood, the Big Bad Wolf, Granny, and a Woodsman with an axe. Each character is interrogated with each story being told from their perspective involving somebody stealing the secret recipes of every baker and chef in the forest.

AniMat does a better review: https://youtu.be/mq88HHyCrnU?si=RBimiwF\_lI2KUn8Z

Singing Goat: https://youtu.be/xgYxk09ot8w?si=v3jgBsn6t48PyKa8 He was originally supposed to be cut from the movie but he was a hit with kids during test screenings.

Red: https://youtu.be/e0Tn3zZD2v4?si=C59eWXMXHwCmIjA8

Granny: https://youtu.be/SW55GsUS6ck?si=pTwsF0OUBc9olUzV

Big Bad Wolf: https://youtu.be/0f-4nDow-ZM?si=haTQGRLjQ28QxjNg

Kirk: https://youtu.be/3b-poZoGkz8?si=I6sXsTxisKYbKyhg

Twitchy: https://youtu.be/VjZi3\_xfQfI?si=h00DGqZ9O8fO\_xiy

Boingo: https://youtu.be/KaWL6rU52hs?si=AmHvhonMsCtjYUuW The reveal of the bunny being evil was a surprise and made kids at test screenings cry so they had to go back and make it more obvious that he was bad. He was even voiced by Andy Dick.

Nostalgia Critic: https://youtu.be/KaWL6rU52hs?si=Tk8q\_zdpgIs8GcxF

Oh man, what a good premise, completely squandered by one of the protagonists. This person's survival skills were so piss poor, I was almost rooting for the villain. Time after time she makes the worst decisions and after an hour and forty minutes I was glad to be done with this. There were some interesting twists that made me want to enjoy this. But every time the main character just kept ruining everything by her inability to even attempt to save her own skin. Watch at your own peril, or if you want to root for the bad guy I guess. 3/10

Last night, saw this in my Recommended.

I never thought I'd see a Western combine an outlaw (Charles Bronson) with a samurai (Toshiro Mifune), but here we are.

The story involves an outlaw, Link Stuart (Bronson) who leads a group of outlaws to rob a train. On that train, a Japanese ambassador is going to Washington D.C. to honor the opening of Japan to the Western world (which is circa 1860s). One of the items robbed is a honorary tachi sword intended as a gift for the President.

After a double cross by another outlaw, Gauche (played by Alain Delon), Link is left for dead. The Japanese delegation takes him hostage and tasks him with guiding another samurai (Mifune) to find Gauche and the stolen sword. From there, turns into an adventure/Spaghetti Western kind of movie. Plus, we get to see Ursula Andress.

I've never seen this and it looks crazy. Going to watch now 🍿😎

"A mysterious video booth transports two friends to an alternate reality straight out of a pornographic film."

Nickelodeon is such a formative part of my identity that I truly do not know who I would be without it. The first thing I ever saw on Nickelodeon was Rugrats. Part of the original run of 90s “Nicktoons” (along with Doug and Ren & Stimpy), Rugrats was—and still is—accessible, entertaining, funny, and enjoyable for both kids and adults. We follow the adventures of Tommy Pickles, a baby, and his friends/relatives, as they navigate life. This film starts right after the events of a very important episode of the show, when Tommy’s baby brother, Dil, is born. This movie is not perfect, and honestly, it marked the point where I started losing interest in the show, but it’s a necessary part of the continuing story. I was also 10 when this came out, so maybe it was just me growing up. At any rate, I still have a great fondness every time I see Rugrats pop up, and it’s that feeling that I want to share. Trailer below.

I’ve told this story on here before, but I have a fond memory of this movie because it’s the only movie I ever snuck into, and by “snuck into”, I mean mom and I snuck in—my mom, who is a churchgoing person who didn’t even swear in front of me until I was 18 and still makes a big deal about doing it 20 years later, saw that there were 3-4 people in line at the ticket booth, and impulsively said, “Come on,” pulling me into the side door. Awesome. Anyway, this movie is an offbeat comedy that is full of what we now call “nepo babies”—the underrated Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek and production designer Jack Fisk), Colin Hanks (the “good” son of Tom Hanks—see: Chet), and directed by Jake Kasden (son of legendary writer and director Lawrence Kasden). Plus, Jack Black, the late, great Catherine O’Hara, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, and Mike White (who also wrote the film). All of that to say, watch this. It’s got a very specific tone that I can’t quite put my finger on, but I don’t know another movie like it. Trailer below.

Holy shit. Big, dumb CGI-snake movies are dime a dozen on Tubi, but this one may take the cake. This was truly insanely bad in a way that was delightful to experience. Then I’m looking at the IMDb page, and not only is the trivia hilarious, but A.) This was released by Columbia TriStar? Someone for sure got in trouble there. Then, B.) The budget is estimated at $1.2 million?? In what world could that be even remotely true??? The airplanes are CGI!!! Also, C.) There are three credited writers on this. THREE. What must that process have been like??? If you enjoy movies that would be even too ridiculous for the SyFy Channel, then this is the gold standard. Trailer below.