10 Movie/TV Clichés That Need to Die A Horrible Death!

Greetings all and sundry! While taking advantage of the intermittently snowy, yet not disastrous winter weather and snow visiting the mid Atlantic east coast. I've taken to television, DVDs and the occasional film to develop a list of annoying clichés. That try as one might to avoid or ignore. Keep returning to the scenes of …

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In *honor* of Hollywood ‘dump months’ – 6 films that are excruciating to sit through

So now that all of the holidays and prestige films have been released, Hollywood will dump films that they're not too proud of in the months of January and February. In fact, the term 'dump months' is an unofficial term used in the film community for the period of the year when there are lowered commercial …

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TOP 10 FILMS of 2013 and The Worst/Most Disappointing Films of the Year

It took me a while to finally publish my Top 10 list, but my plan was to post this sometime in January anyway. Now, when I say 'top movies' it's sort of a cross between a 'best of and favorite', so the criteria is that these films made an impression on me, combining the virtue …

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Five new-to-me actors I’d love to see more of – based on 2013 viewings

Since I started last year, I'm going to make this post an annual thing (well, for as long as I have this blog that is). I mentioned in the first post that one of the joys of watching movies is discovering new talents. Again, I may not necessarily love the film they appear in, but …

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Top 10 inspiring Biopics to see this holiday season… or any time of the year

Christmas is always a special time for me. It's not just another holiday, as there is someone's birth I am celebrating for His gift to humanity. So as we celebrate the birth of our Lord, it'd be most appropriate to focus on the theme of inspiration. The word itself came from the Latin word inspīrāre …

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10 Favorite Things about The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Much has been debated about whether or not it's a good idea that The Hobbit gets the same trilogy treatment as The Lord of the Rings trilogy when there is only one book being adapted. Now, I actually didn't mind it and given how much I adore the Middle Earth universe, I welcome the extended …

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Breaking Emotions Blogathon: HATE + LOVE

This is the last set of emotions from Mettel Ray's BREAKING EMOTIONS blogathon. Check out my entry on the previous two sets of emotions: Tears & Surprise and Smiles & Thrills. HATE + LOVE Here's what Mettel had in mind about the set of emotions: Finishing up the emotions are two of the most ultimate …

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