Showing posts with label WDIOT?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WDIOT?. Show all posts
Thursday, March 28, 2019

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Radioland Murders (1994)

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The overwhelming majority of films George Lucas has had a hand in shows his love of the retro aesthetic. It’s evident in the boomer nosta...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Mannequin (1987)

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In my previous “Why Do I Own This?” entry, I discussed “Date with an an Angel” and accurately described it as a rip-off of “Splash.” Whil...
Thursday, January 31, 2019

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Date with an Angel (1987)

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In southern France, there's a 30,000 year old cave painting of a human woman and a half-man, half-bison creature getting cozy. In ot...
Monday, December 24, 2018

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: We Wish You a Turtle Christmas (1994)

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This is what a pop culture phenomenon the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were in the nineties. People paid good money to watch actors dress...
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)

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I grew up as a Disney Kid. My mom loved the animated features put out by the studio and passed that love onto me. In the mid-nineties, wh...
Thursday, April 19, 2018

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Delirious (1991)

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John Candy was a wonderful comedic performer that rarely found vehicles truly deserving of his talent. He prospered in wacky supporting r...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Ghost Dad (1990)

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We finally live in a time when some women feel like its possible to come forward about the sexual assault and violence they've suffer...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: My Stepmother is an Alien (1988)

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You've heard the story before. A screenwriter comes to Hollywood with a dream. He writes a science-fiction/fantasy film, dripping in ...
Saturday, December 9, 2017

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Santa with Muscles (1996)

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Once again , my “Why Do I Own This?” column forces me to consider the career of Terry “Hulk” Hogan. Not his career as the Man Who Took Do...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: Ghost Rider (2007)

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Out of Marvel's library of superheroes, Ghost Rider seems like an odd choice for a film adaptation. The flaming skull headed biker i...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

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When I was a kid, I went through a weird Don Knotts phase. At the time, I don't think my appreciation was based on anything more the...
Friday, December 23, 2016

WHY DO I OWN THIS?: The Santa Clause (1994)

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Recently, I was having a conversation about movies that were clearly conceived as titles first and screenplays second. “ The Santa Clause...
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