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16/31: In the Shadow of the Moon, or “A Teeny Oral History of Communally Experiencing the Space Program, Courtesy of My Parents”
December 17, 2011 – 12:14 PM | 11 Comments
16/31: <I>In the Shadow of the Moon</I>, or “A Teeny Oral History of Communally Experiencing the Space Program, Courtesy of My Parents”

I never get tired of the stories of the Apollo missions. Apollo 13, of course, is one of those poppy-fields movies that I can never not watch, and I think I put In the Shadow …

Logan’s Run
September 13, 2009 – 6:08 PM | 31 Comments
<I>Logan’s Run</I>

Logan’s Run is a disappointment. It’s disappointing as camp: you’ve seen far more laughable hair and attire in other films of the period, sci-fi and otherwise, and in William F. Nolan’s version of the future, …