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23/31: Out Of The Dark
January 24, 2015 – 8:14 AM | No Comment
23/31: <em>Out Of The Dark</em>

Scott Speedman is made for horror heroism, isn’t he?

No No: A Dockumentary
September 13, 2014 – 6:38 PM | One Comment
<em>No No: A Dockumentary</em>

Despite some frustrating punctuation in the title, No No makes contact.

29/31: The tin ear of The Iron Lady
December 29, 2011 – 4:05 PM | 8 Comments
29/31: The tin ear of <I>The Iron Lady</I>

“One must be brave if one is to take the wheel.” — Margaret Thatcher, teaching her daughter to drive, and the rest of us how not to write
Imagine the movies that the life of Margaret …

The Vine: November 10, 2010
November 10, 2010 – 10:38 AM | 25 Comments
The Vine: November 10, 2010

A while back I asked for curly-hair-friendly products that wouldn’t affect my asthma or my sensitive skin. And something has happened recently that makes me want to warn all my TN peeps about self-diagnosis. …

The Vine: September 24, 2010
September 24, 2010 – 3:35 PM | 16 Comments
The Vine: September 24, 2010

I have gone crazy trying to find two “movies” that were aired on (I think) HBO back in the early to mid-1980s. Google and other sites have failed my usually pop-culture-infused brain.
(Note: I think these …

21 Jump Street: “Bad Influence”
July 12, 2010 – 3:05 PM | 5 Comments
<I>21 Jump Street</I>: “Bad Influence”

“Shut Up, Penhall” Count: 1
We open with a much-too-long nighttime sequence in which a Kirk-Cameron-esque kid named Dylan tries every door of Artie’s Deli.He finally gains access to find his little friend Jordy snacking on …

Dr. Robinson 2, moles 0
December 16, 2008 – 1:11 PM | 134 Comments
Dr. Robinson 2, moles 0

Tuesday December 2, I visit the dermatologist for a routine skin check, which I do every six months.Dr. Robinson biopsies two moles from my back.
Wednesday December 3, Dr. Robinson calls to inform me that one …